[flyguy]

Okay I got one. My student and I were about to embark on a cross-country flight. He checked the oil and it was slightly low, and we both agreed it would be wise to add a quart, especially considering it was a long flight. It was a 172, and as with most GA aircraft had the dipstick attached to the oil cap. We pulled the dipstick out, wiped it off, and set it on the foot peg to rest while we poured the oil with a makeshift funnel made out of a piece of notebook paper. We hopped in, took off, flew all the way to our cross-country destination, did 3 touch and go's, flew all the way back and landed. As we taxied in the fuel truck was there, waiting to give the plane a top off for the next student, and as we parked, the fueler was just staring in the vicinity of bottom of the right door/engine cowling. As I stepped out of the plane he said "Am I going crazy, or is your dipstick resting on the foot peg?" Sure enough, there it was. I'm not only amazed that we were lucky the enigne didn't lose oil and seize up on us, I am also amazed that it just rested there the enitre flight and didn't fall off. Probably the craziest thing I've ever seen.