Originally Posted by
stinker99
A question for my ATC colleagues.
I was just wondering where the preferred locations for fuel jettison would be in the southern UK, in the event an aircraft needed to return to the departure aerodrome.
Bear in mind also that a significant number of present-day aircraft don't have a fuel dump capability. They will typically stooge around at 10,000 feet in order to burn off enough fuel to get down to MLW, assuming the emergency isn't severe enough to justify an overweight landing.