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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 2:40 pm
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Originally Posted by flyinbob
So why the circling over the desert? I assumed it was because of dumping. Otherwise, if it is mechanical, why not come straight in?
Maybe to burn off some fuel? If they can't dump fuel they need to do something with it if they are overweight.
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