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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 7:28 am
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seraphina
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Cambridge, UK
Programs: BAEC Blue
Posts: 121
Loving the crazy flight path!

Is there a ATC protocol for dumping fuel? Or do they (ATC) just point the plane to a relatively quiet piece of airspace and keep the other traffic away whilst the pilots do loop the loops and barrel rolls with the gear down until they've burnt enough fuel?
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