Originally Posted by
Xray678
No offense taken. My biggest beef with the FAA is I think way too often guys dump gas rather than land overweight for no other reason than they are afraid of the FAA. If you have a long dry runway and there is no problem controlling the airplane, there is no reason a crew should not land overweight.
I think Delta does a great job supporting their Captains.
Xray;
I think you may be right about some fear of the faa. Not necessarily unjustified since your livelihood may be on the line, but:
I don't know if it is official DAL policy, but in an emergency, they are supportive of dumping fuel until you arrive at the field you are going to land at, ceasing the dumping operation, and landing. Just dont forget to run the overweight landing checklist.
There are times when dumping to get yourself to normal landing weight is justified.
Captain's authority is still alive.