Why can't the French dump fuel?

Dumping or burning off fuel was the least of the pilot's worries. There
was no emergency in the sense that the plane had to land immediately.
The pilot took his time consulting with experts on the ground. Jet Blue
doesn't serve LAX. They fly out of Long Beach so where to land was part
of the consultation.

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
oups.com...
In the case of the A320, or the 737, they can both land with a full
load
of fuel.

Then why did Jet Blue fly around for 3 hours burning fuel before
landing back in LAX? It seems like if there is a real reason to want
to
burn off fuel there would be a real way to get rid of the fuel. I can
dump fuel even in my Mooney.

-Robert

Jet Blue doesn't serve LAX.

Jet Blue claimed they have a major maint. hanger at LAX. More likey it
is a contract maint shop that does their major maint.

There was no emergency in the sense that the plane had to land immediately

They flew in circles for 3 hours. You certainly can't believe they
thought they had a chance to get it down for that entire time. The news
reports was that they were burning off fuel. That seems more logical
than simply taking 3 hours to decide the gear wasn't going to fix
itself. This also sounds like an EXCELLENT argument for the ability to
dump fuel.

-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

The news
reports was that they were burning off fuel. That seems more logical
than simply taking 3 hours to decide the gear wasn't going to fix
itself.

I am surprised that you, a pilot yourself, place so much faith in the news
report of this incident.

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Peter
























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Robert M. Gary wrote:

This also sounds like an EXCELLENT argument for the ability to
dump fuel.

Maybe to you, but it's not.

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