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[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

@Hirom@beehaw.org @Overzeetop@beehaw.org

The plane was still climbing, this happened at an altitude of 16000ft when the cruise altitude for that flight is 30000ft:

This flight: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/ASA1282/history/20240106/0050Z/KPDX/KPDX/tracklog

Previous flight: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/ASA1282/history/20240105/0050Z/KPDX/KONT/tracklog

They usually keep the "seat belts" light on during ascent and descent because it's when air pressures are changing (or you might run into a tree, or another airplane), while once at cruise altitude it is reasonably safe to take the seat belt off.

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