:-/Is that where the Terra Cotta warriors are? Or am i way off?
Loved the wall pics. 8-)
Way off......
Got back today....without to many problems.
We had to sit on the plane for an hour so the ful could settle and the tanks could be dipped to check the quality......cant think why they did that 
The pilot spoke after the landings and did the usual speal whilst commenting on 'getting it on the tarmac'
Beijing is not that great a city realy, its developing to fast, destroying its character as it goes. The transport system is very poor to.
And I shall be very pleased not to have to face any more 'scrag end' of fish......
Aviation fuel can contain water in droplet form if not stored correctly, at altitude this freezes into little ice balls that can block filters PDQ and lead to rapid drop in fuel pressure ... not a good thing
Once an aircraft has been refueled these droplets are all stirred up in the fuel, by leaving it to stand for a length of time ( which depends on the depth of tank as the water settles out at about 1 ft / hour) then a procedure called a "water sediment check" can be done. If water is found then it can be removed up to certain volumes, or declared as "contaminated" which opens a huge can of worms !! All aircraft fuel tanks have provision for these checks and the removal of water.
These checks are done routinely on all aircraft, as some water always gets into the tanks through condensation, but if there is any doubt as to the quality of the fuel uplift then they become of increasing importance.
There are additives called "Fuel System Icing Inhibitors" (FSII) that can assist in preventing the problem, but some countries don't use it, in these places the water sediment check becomes very, very important.
Its possible the fuel you picked up did not contain FSII
HTH
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