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Old 16th May 2013 | 11:50
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Dave Gittins
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Practicable means possible.

Practical means taking account of all the circumstances and so as not to be too seriously inconvenienced. i.e. has a lesser imperative

Example: Last night BA137 LGW to FRE went tech 2 hours into the flight and returned to LGW. That was "practical" because it made sense.

If it had landed as soon as "practicable" it would be someplace 2 hrs down route now. Not very practical for BA.
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