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Old 22nd Nov 2016, 19:16
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Fair point Chris, but usually any meal service should be long finished by the time you enter the hold. There are just too many pitfalls of flying around with flaps and slats extended (icing and G-load limitations, screw up factor, fuel penalty etc.) to justify a slightly shallower deck angle.
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