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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 4:38 pm
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GF was an early angled seat. FAA thought the shoulder belt was needed. Not required on newer seats, but the government bureaucrats can never be wrong and never admit they were wrong. So we still have belts in GF and no electronics during take off and landing.
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