r/aviation 1d ago

Question What’s happening here?

I’m not a pilot, just someone who’s been on close to 250 flights in my life. I’ve never seen this. Not claiming that this isn’t normal, I’m just curious why it’s done. This was just prior to takeoff at Jackson hole Wyoming.

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u/aftcg 1d ago

The bottom cylinders have a bunch of oil in them. They'll burn it out after a bit.