From: "Kenton A Hoover" <shibumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:04 AM > Flew B6 OAK-JFK-OAK over the T-Day holiday period. When the a/c powered > down at the gate, the cabin immediately filled with the distinctive > odor of jet fuel (that is, a big whiff of kerosine). The first time > this happened, I thought it was an aberration. The second time it > happened, it clearly wasn't. I've flown other Airbus equipment, and > never noticed this before, and certainly hadn't noticed it on Boeing > aircraft. > I have frequently experienced it in various makes of aircraft. I think it depends on how the wind is blowing and what other airplanes are close. Gerry http://www.pbase.com/gfoley9999/ http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html