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15th May 2013, 04:20

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GlueBall

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J.L. Seagull . . .

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Airbus says 10000FT, not 10000 AAL or AGL...

So, at high altitude places like Quito (UIO) they wouldn't come on until short final; and at La Paz (LPB) they wouldn't come on at all!

Makes perfect sense.

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