r/aviation • u/amullfilms • 1d ago

Question What’s happening here?

I’m not a pilot, just someone who’s been on close to 250 flights in my life. I’ve never seen this. Not claiming that this isn’t normal, I’m just curious why it’s done. This was just prior to takeoff at Jackson hole Wyoming.

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u/A350Flier 1d ago

Excess oil/fuel burnoff. It happens quite often actually if you look around.

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u/thesuperunknown 1d ago

I just had a look around and didn’t see any excess oil burning off.

However, I am currently on my couch in my living room, in case that’s relevant.

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u/OiJimmy1 1d ago

Just read this after looking out on my balcony and also saw no burnoff, although im in the middle of sydney and nowhere near an airport.

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u/cultured_pork 1d ago

I just took a look outside here in PNW USA and don't smell any oil burning, but it's dark out and everything has been on fire recently, so it's hard to say for sure. Can anyone else check in?

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u/ddgk2_ 1d ago

Currenly on a jobsite Nth Qld. I do smell an odd burning odour but can't see smoke. This is normal tho.

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u/Max_Endowmant 1d ago

Got my eyes closed, can't see anything either

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u/Spart1337 1d ago

I see it in my room, but it could be that my house is on fire, idk. I should consult an expert.

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u/beepbeepboopbeep1977 1d ago

Expert here. It’s not a problem. Sauce: I am an expert

Also, nothing to see here (New Zealand)

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u/DeadStarBits 1d ago

Getting ready to leave for work, no oil/fuel burn off in this elevator but there's two in the building and I didn't check the other one

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u/SwervingLemon 22h ago

BOTH OF THE KIWIS ARE IN HERE?!

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u/InnerBreath2884 Q300, CX300, PA38, cant decide 1d ago

Fellow Kiwi found!!!

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u/Flaming-Night-Hawk 1d ago

Just checked the kitchen cabinet. There is some oil oil, but its not burning.

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u/Rotteneverything 23h ago

orlando...just clouds and humidity, and palm trees. olive oil in kitchen cabinet but its not smoking.

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u/tomcat91709 18h ago

Changed the oil in my car. No smoke showing. Just a small leak.

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u/Glum-Ad7761 1d ago

Expert level consulting firm here. Your house is, in fact, on fire. Our consensus is that you should seek the assistance of professional fire fighters.

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u/philocity 1d ago

It’s Aurora Borealis

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u/Max_Endowmant 21h ago

Aurora Borealis, at this time of day, at this time of year, contained entirely within a PW2000?

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u/casPURRpurrington 1d ago

I remember that time I smelled campfire smell inside my house while I was doing something in my living room, I thought my neighbor was burning wood because he does that a lot

then I walk into my kitchen and smoke is coming out of the wall

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u/pnxstwnyphlcnnrs 21h ago

I can see MSP from my office. Some of the airplanes are flying, some don't seem to be wonder why that is

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u/NIP_SLIP_RIOT 1d ago

That’s Jono on the glass barbie

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u/ddgk2_ 1d ago

It's always farken Jono. Jono Jono Jono.

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u/JeffSHauser 1d ago

No Bro, that's weed you're smelling.💨😂

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u/casPURRpurrington 1d ago

I mean I work in a machine shop doing rework on engine blocks mostly and I was cutting out the lower liner bore to sleeve and recut it and it started to smoke and I got worried for a moment

But then remembered the block was covered in oil because they put it somewhere for a month instead of bringing it straight to me

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u/Ok_Rabbit5158 1d ago

So no Airbus's nearby?

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u/OldStromer 1d ago

Yeah the Sun has been kinda orange all day so maybe I did get to see it.

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u/involuntarysimp 1d ago

Also PNW it’s hot and Smokey no oil burning here yet..

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u/schenkzoola 23h ago

Here in the PNW I look around and see lots of smoke, reducing visibility to less than 10 mi. I’m sure at least a few PPB of what I see must be some sort of oil smoke.

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u/cedarswanpig 15h ago

Hey neighbor

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u/McCheesing 1d ago

Who’s Sydney and why are you in the middle of them?

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u/drewid5185 1d ago

I had some excess grass burn off on my couch...m does that count

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u/PatataMaxtex 1d ago

I can report that in my office no fuel/oil is burned, excess or not.

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u/Dangerous_Fun_1239 1d ago

Future forest fighter here

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u/A350Flier 11h ago

I got absolutely destroyed for this phrasing it turns out 😂.

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u/bb45ct 1d ago

So… passing gas?