PPGS Lesson 6.6 | Aircraft Systems: Oil Systems

Welcome back to Epic Flight Academy’s Private Pilot Ground School! In this Aircraft Systems lesson, Certified Flight Instructor Mike Thompson explains the aircraft oil system and how it keeps the engine running smoothly and efficiently. You’ll learn the differences between dry sump and wet sump systems, how the oil system in the Cessna 172S works, and how pilots monitor oil pressure through the G1000’s MFD. This lesson helps student pilots understand oil’s vital role in cooling, cleaning, and protecting the engine for safe, reliable operation. #PrivatePilotGroundSchool #EpicFlightAcademy #PilotTraining #AviationEducation #AircraftSystems #LearnToFly 📘 Video Chapters 0:00 – Introduction with Instructor Mike Thompson 0:32 – Aircraft Oil Systems Overview 0:40 – Why Do We Need Oil in an Aircraft Engine? 1:55 – Dry Sump and Wet Sump Systems 2:03 – Dry Sump Systems (More Common in Turbine Engines) 2:25 – Wet Sump System (Cessna 172S) 3:03 – The Oil System in an Aircraft 3:50 – Monitoring the Oil System 4:05 – Oil Pressure 5:03 – Oil Pressure Relief Valve 5:20 – Oil Pressure Gauge on the G1000 MFD 5:50 – Review and Summary 🎓 Start Your Pilot Training Journey: https://epicflightacademy.com/prequal... Learn more about Epic Flight Academy’s Private Pilot Ground School Course: https://epicflightacademy.com/private... This course is taught by Epic Flight Academy's own Mike Thompson. Mike Thompson is the author of "Telling Is Not Teaching", which promotes the idea that the “new school” of teaching that embraces electronic technology cannot sacrifice the “old school” of human relationships because the human brain stills learns in largely the same way that it has for millennia. "Telling Is Not Teaching": https://www.amazon.com/Telling-Not-Te... To begin YOUR pilot training, visit our website: https://epicflightacademy.com/pilot-t... Enjoying our content? Like this video and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel so we can continue to produce more Epic content! Follow us on social media to stay up to date on EVERYTHING happening at Epic Flight Academy! Facebook:   / epicflightacademy   Twitter:   / epicfltacademy   Instagram:   / epicflightacademy   LinkedIn:   / epic-flight-academy   Website: https://epicflightacademy.com/