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Old 21st Sep 2011, 23:09
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Originally Posted by Sewing Machine Man
Ummm. (Holds Hand up). Why for did he land and take off again to burn off fuel. Was he over weight or was it a C of G issue?

Something not quite right about that.

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There are previous posts which point to the Wiltshire Police statement, which does not verify the newspaper report that the pilot took off to burn off fuel: did you read it?

Nonetheless, to answer your query about why he may need to burn off fuel, it would have been a weight issue when picking up casualty and medical crew had it been needed.
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