On Jan 28, 8:09 am, Bob Noel
wrote:
In article . com,
"Tony Cox" wrote:

You're cruising along happily when suddenly
oil drops start appearing on the windshield. There
is no "bang" or anything else to indicate catastrophic
failure. The nearest airport is out of gliding range.
What do you do?head for the nearest suitable airport (taking into consideration
terrain that I'd overfly)

Yup. I'd be examining the ground near me for a forced landing area
while asking the nearest airfield to put the kettle on for my surprise
visit.
A friend who had this occur in a Percival Proctor was unaware of the
oil loss. However the tower told him that he had smoke.
Fastest 180 and downwind landing they ever saw :-)