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Originally Posted by nilez  I heard rumors that this may have actually been planned. |
The problem wasn't the maneuver. That is a perfectly "normal" way to reduce speed. The problem is that the FAA (or whoever regulates that junk) doesn't allow for it at lower than 5000 ft. They were flying at 1200. Given that, if they did rehearse it, they broke the law more than once.