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DYK the two flight pilots don't eat the same meal?

It's "not a hard-set rule", a former commercial pilot says, but is an informal industry practice. The practice is to avoid the scary scenario of both pilots taking ill together in the event of a particular meal being contaminated. Food contamination - especially of meals to be consumed by pilots - is highly unlikely with airlines, understandably, taking extra care when it comes to this aspect of aviation.