Fuel dumping usually has no effect on the ground. The fuel atomizes =20 (breaks up into small particles) immediately upon release, and =20 vaporizes (becomes a gas dissolved in the air) very quickly after =20 that. It then disperses with wind currents. Fuel dumping is required =20= to be done at or above 2000 feet except in emergencies. The regulations can be found at: http://www.faa.gov/ATpubs/ATC/Chp9/=20= atc0905.html A good article can be found at: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/=20 planes/q0245b.shtml --=20 Michael C. Berch mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Dec 27, 2005, at 3:38 PM, Michael Burris wrote: > AIRLINE: > > What's the Reg's on fuel dumping? I've never been to > Catalina Island, but the photos on the Net seemed to > suggest that it is beautiful. Shame to spoil it, > except for an emergency. > > Mike Burris > Cambridge, Mass > > --- Roger LaFrance <lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> Make that SNA....he is currentlly dumping fuel over >> Catalina Island. >> >> He is flt 263 SNADEN AC 318...traking on flight >> explorer >> >> Roger LaFrance <lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Frontier aircraft in LAX has cargo door open and >> is dumping fuel to land. >> >> >> Roger & Amanda La France >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been >> removed] >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS >> >> >> Visit your group "airline2" on the web. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email >> to: >> airline2-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the >> Yahoo! Terms of Service. >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Roger & Amanda La France >> >> > > > > > __________________________________________ > Yahoo! DSL =96 Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl.yahoo.com >