5 Minutes With Aopa-china

For aviaiton safety, some sacrifices have to be made. Claire: Helloeveryone, thanks for tuning in to 5 Minutes with AOPA-China, we are back! Andwe’ll continue to accompany you on every Friday. I’m Claire.Nick: I’m Nick.Last year was really monumental to us. We started the podcast and have beenassiduous in presenting it. Thanks for your support which is a great motivationfor us.Claire: Withoutfurther ado, let’s kick off today’s topics.Nick: Right, 5minutes with AOPA-China always gives you the latest hot topics in aviation.Claire: The flight3U603 from Chengdu to Dubai returned shortly after takeoff due to an unexpectedclosure of the designated airspace in Pakistan. But the plane circled in theair for more than 4 hours before landing.Nick: Why didn’tit land directly? I imagine it wasn’t the best day for everybody on board.Claire: That’sprecisely what we are gonna talk about. Do you know the terminology “fueldumping” or “fuel jettison”?Nick: Sure, anaircraft dumps fuel mid-flight before landing because it’s