Smoking on the flight deck
11-18-2017 | 03:22 AM
#13
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I've seen quite a few pilots who smoke, and yes, smoking still takes place on long flights. On cargo flights, it's been a regular thing and continues to be, for crew to smoke on the main cargo deck. Rare to see it in the cockpit.
I have flown for charter operators who permitted clients to smoke on long trips; some clients booked expensive charters, rather than flying airlines, because they knew they'd be allowed to smoke on the trip.
Smoking is very hard on avionics, interior, and outflow valves, which control pressurization.
Back in the day, it was rampant.
I have flown for charter operators who permitted clients to smoke on long trips; some clients booked expensive charters, rather than flying airlines, because they knew they'd be allowed to smoke on the trip.
Smoking is very hard on avionics, interior, and outflow valves, which control pressurization.
Back in the day, it was rampant.
11-18-2017 | 02:12 PM
#14
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Smoking in the cockpit was rare in my airline in the late 70s, 80s. But I had an unscientific observation that proved true in a lot of cases. If you had a guy who needed to smoke during flight he either was in AA or should have been.
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