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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 4:56 pm
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Originally Posted by LAXative
You do realize that having 180 flat means on most flights you'll be at -(1-5) degrees, because most planes are tailheavy? I don't know why people harp on so much about 180. I would prefer 175.
This never occured to me before. Thank you for this - I thought I was going crazy. I was in CX J recently and I swore my head was at a downward angle. Don't get me wrong, it was still amazing, but there was a definite downhill feeling. Mr. Fink said I was nuts.
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