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Smoking on the flight deck

Old 11-17-2017, 08:02 PM
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I was on the 757 jumpseat of a major US airline just a couple years ago and the captain, who was a SCAB, lit up a cigarette and opened his side window on the taxi out at LAX as well as after landing at dawn in IAH.
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Old 11-17-2017, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post

Same for martinis.

I've never seen an operating pilot drinking a martini.

Have you?






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Old 11-18-2017, 03:22 AM
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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.
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Old 11-18-2017, 02:12 PM
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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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Old 11-24-2017, 03:41 PM
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The last airline I worked for that allowed smoking in the cockpit was 1996. I have seen some smoke in the cargo area since.
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Old 11-25-2017, 10:36 AM
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During the in between times, DAL encouraged the F/A's to come to the cockpit to smoke! Didn't last long.
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