Hi
PENKO,
Maybe your sectors are longer or your cabin crew more efficient?
FWIW, I would never advocate holding with 1+F, and even Flaps 1 (slats only) is hardly ever necessary. ATC rarely refuses a request for a slightly higher holding speed.
BTW, I now realise that the +8 deck-angle I mentioned in my post was rubbish at clean holding speed - sorry. IIRC, +8 is about right for Flaps 1 at "S" speed. At clean holding speed it's around 5 degrees.
Orange future,
Are these guys using 1+F when they should be using Flaps 1, or when they could be clean?