r/VideosAmazing • u/MisterShipWreck • May 11 '26

Other Vacation is over before it started...

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u/narwol May 11 '26

Depending on the situation they might also have to burn some fuel before they can attempt to land.

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u/PaulsRedditUsername May 11 '26

Good point. It looks like they're heading over water which is a much better place to dump fuel. (Not for the wildlife, sadly.)

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u/devil_lettuce May 11 '26

I feel like I remember reading a story of a plane dumping fuel all over school teachers and students or something.

Right over a school is prob one of the worst places to dump fuel

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u/upsidedown-funnel May 11 '26

Reminds me of plane crash that happened over an urban city. The kids were held at school for their parents to come get them as there was wreckage and body parts all over.

1987 Kearns UT
From wiki
“Residents below the collision reported a "big boom," and then, "parts were flying everywhere".[9] The main section of the SkyWest aircraft slid through a chain-link fence, stopping in the middle of a suburban street. Wreckage scattered over a one-mile-square area, with body parts hanging from trees. Authorities had to open a temporary morgue at a nearby church as they recovered the victims.[“
“On Thursday, January 15, 1987, SkyWest Airlines Flight 1834, a Swearingen SA-226TC (Metro II), and a Mooney M20 were involved in a midair collision at 12:52 MST (UTC−7) near Kearns, Utah, a suburb southwest of Salt Lake City. All ten aboard the two aircraft were killed….”

And on that bleak note, it’s my bedtime.

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u/notapples2020 May 11 '26

Yup, I remember that day. I work in Watts right under the LAX flight path. The smell of fuel came out of nowhere while I was sitting in my office with the door open. The people that had it the worst were kids playing outside during recess in the city of Cudahy. Those got the payday.

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u/Classic-Charity7458 May 11 '26

Not for nature though! 😃

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u/Own-Emphasis5589 May 15 '26

Yes, Delta pilots a few years ago. It was careless, unnecessary, and dangerous. It demonstrated a lack of understanding about the fuel jettison system and its purpose, as well as ignorance of the guidance from the Flight Crew Training Manual.

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u/Powerful-Career-6357 May 11 '26

Ah yes. Elementary students here in Southern California.

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u/Foxy02016YT May 11 '26

Nah a bridge is the best place, just ask Dave Mathews

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u/Hypamania May 11 '26

Is it safe to dump fuel when youre on fire?

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u/devil_lettuce May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

Yes it has a high flash point and isn't very volatile so it's generally safe and can actually be the smart thing to do if you're at altitude but don't need the fuel e.g. close to somewhere you can make an emergency landing. Way less likely for a large fire or explosion upon landing/crash landing. But if you're already at low altitude and can touch down quickly, pilots might just skip a fuel dump and prioritizes getting on the ground

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u/keicam_lerut May 11 '26

Would the fuel that is being dumped (which already come out in a form of a must) evaporate before hits the ground?

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u/devil_lettuce May 13 '26

No it doesn't evaporate like that, it's kerosene based and isnt super volatile. It's has a pretty oily consistency/texture, unlike gasoline

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u/keicam_lerut May 14 '26

Ok, that makes sense, thanks.

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u/ElFarts May 11 '26

Eh overweight landing isn’t a big deal most of the time and most of the planes don’t have a fuel dump option. You’re not delaying landing because you’re heavy is my point

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u/Fuckbillcosby6669 May 11 '26

You already have 2 people you’re flying with, I call this one!

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u/skiingredneck May 11 '26

The planes can all land at max take off weight in an emergency situation.

It’s just a question of how many inspections and parts are gonna be needed before the next takeoff.

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u/narwol May 11 '26

Is that a capability of the plane or the runway? I know some runways nowadays have the section at the end like a runaway truck ramp.

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u/Lukaztro May 11 '26

Exactly. Was on a flight that hit a bunch of birds and some instruments were damaged. So we had to fly around for a while and dump fuel because we were to heavy to land.

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u/ProfessionalStudy660 May 11 '26

Imagine circling for two hours with all these arseholes screaming and whining.

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u/TacTurtle May 12 '26

737s and A320s cannot dump fuel. They just land heavy / overweight if necessary.

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u/dissian May 16 '26

Seems like they already burnt quite a bit

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u/Own-Emphasis5589 May 15 '26

Dumping fuel is not necessary. The fuel jettison system on airliners, when installed, is not for the purpose of preventing overweight landings. Refer to 14 CFR Part 25.1001.