Perhaps brake lines in the cockpit should be part of the preflight? This aircraft was moments away from having no left brake due to a lack of fluid in the line.
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Usually, we look for something greater than 60/80 when doing compression checks on Lycoming...
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Dave Martin and company owner Randy Schlitter wring out the RANS S-6 LSA.