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If it becomes impossible to respect your descent schedule, is it 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		 
		
	
	
	permissible to ask ATC to give you a hold temporarily so that you can descend in the hold pattern until you're back to your planned descent? If so, is this a fairly common procedure, or very unusual? I'm thinking with respect to large commercial jets in particular (or potentially any jet, since they usually seem to be fast and slippery). -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.  | 
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