Can anyone smell aviation fuel this afternoon?

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Fef

Rock God.
Feb 21, 2009
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It looks like this afternoon's Virgin Atlantic flight VS1 to New York has had problems, and had to return back to Heathrow.

Just wondering if it was dumping fuel over Sussex before returning to the airport. Anyone got itchy eyes or notice a funny smell?

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Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Look like it's 1 hour 10 mins into the flight from flightrack info
 




D Block blue

Active member
Feb 23, 2009
534
West Sussex la la la
Surely if it was dumping fuel they would of circled it over Croydon area, i'm sure it would of made it smell better than it does:thumbsup:
 






Wardy

NSC's Benefits Guru
Oct 9, 2003
11,219
In front of the PC
I'm just a sad aviation git.

Said the leader of a group of suicide bombers*





* The author of this thread makes no claims as to the actual reason anyone would be tracking planes.
 






happypig

Staring at the rude boys
May 23, 2009
8,171
Eastbourne
Many years ago a cargo flight to Africa dumped fuel over Brighton and there was an oily film over everything.
 


Lady Whistledown

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Jul 7, 2003
47,630
Many years ago a cargo flight to Africa dumped fuel over Brighton and there was an oily film over everything.

That's what the shadowy Illuminati figures WANT you to think. Just thought I'd get that in before certain other posters did.
 


The Sock of Poskett

The best is yet to come (spoiler alert)
Jun 12, 2009
2,836
Ah, sorry that was me. Ran out of cooking oil and it was all I had to hand. Sausages tasted a bit funny, mind.
 






swindonseagull

Well-known member
Aug 6, 2003
9,405
Swindon, but used to be Manila
It looks like this afternoon's Virgin Atlantic flight VS1 to New York has had problems, and had to return back to Heathrow.

Just wondering if it was dumping fuel over Sussex before returning to the airport. Anyone got itchy eyes or notice a funny smell?

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I could smell fuel all day...I wondered what it was.....

Oh I forgot...I work at an airport...
 












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