Tristar dumps fuel at EDI
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Generally the medics would ask you to keep a sea level cabin. That would allow a C130K to cruise up to about FL180 (if memory serves).
At 180 and LRC, you could probably make MPA-ASI with enough reserves for Island Holding (SOP there).
I operated a DC10 out of Dhaka en route Jeddah, on take off we lost a hydraulic system. The dump system didn't work, so we stooged around at 8,000 or so with the slats out, gear down and airbrakes cracked, engine anti-icing on to burn down to landing weight - still took 4 hours.
At 180 and LRC, you could probably make MPA-ASI with enough reserves for Island Holding (SOP there).
I operated a DC10 out of Dhaka en route Jeddah, on take off we lost a hydraulic system. The dump system didn't work, so we stooged around at 8,000 or so with the slats out, gear down and airbrakes cracked, engine anti-icing on to burn down to landing weight - still took 4 hours.
James it would have been a tanker out of MPA and there would have been another tanker to meet it from ASI so it could have gone at whatever level it needed too. If low on fuel the tanker from ASI would have refuelled it.
Remember a trip on the Funbus AKT-BZZ where we cruised at FL240 all the way at request of the aeromeds due to baby in incubator on board. Took about an hour longer than normal IIRC, but spectacular views.
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Fuel saving / dumping
Early 70's, Luqa OM bar, MTO had put a barrel on to celebrate winning one of those frequent NEAF competions to economise on fuel usage (probably by re-routing some routine MT runs ). enter Nimrod captain ( Possibly C... M.....t ) asked what the occasion was about, when advised of the fuel saving measure he took a thoughtful draft of Hop Leaf and uttered words to the effect " Flipping heck" I dumped more than that in the Med an hour ago !!
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Good to see the BBC using a nice, up-to-date image of the Tri*...
circa 1990 perhaps?
circa 1990 perhaps?
Reckon 1990/91 is a pretty accurate stab.
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I was operating a VC10 on a training flight to the North Pole. We refueled up to the gunnels at Keflavik. On the climb out at max t/o weight the flaps stuck on retraction. For the uninitiated this is a very critical stage of flight at this weight. I instructed the flt eng to carry out an emergency fuel dump. Once the fuel was flowing I called for the check list. The last check is ATC permission. They said on no account were we to dump into the sea in our current position it was their valued fishing area. I didn't buy Icelandic cod for some years after that!
a training flight to the North Pole
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Not much training benefit for the nav on this one, presumably? "Head north till you can't go any further then turn onto south"
Of course if you flew in a circle the PAX might be kept busy adjusting their timepieces to local time...
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Not much training benefit for the nav on this one
Actually it was a flight we did every year in those days
