smoking in the cockpit

[Sticky]

How many of you guys can still smoke while flying? One of the best parts of my job is being to smoke anytime. Do many freight runners and such get away with it? After all, those little storm windows work great! Are there many corp. flight departments that still allow smoking?

 

[Ill Mitch]

I work on my cancer every day, but never at work.

 

[Gorilla]

It doesn't happen anymore at least at AA. Occasionally you hear stories of some guy who knows how to set up the ventilation to guarantee the smoke will not flow aft, but the risk is too great. All it takes is one passenger (probably jonesing himself) to get a whiff near the forward lav, and it's all over after he writes a letter to the company.

 

[Gofish]

I put the patch on almost a year ago.

I have never felt better in all of my life.

 

[Dangerkitty]

When I was still at AA I flew with a Captain on the S-80 who was in the 100-200 seniority range. Basically he had been at AA so long he didn't give a damn anymore. He smoked in the cockpit on every leg on taxi out. One day we taxied by EWR tower and he flicked out his cigarette butt right in front of them before we taxied on the RWY 22R.

 

[wildfreightess]

I tried the patch a while ago, but couldn't keep the darn thing lit!

 

[frog_flyer]

if every single pilot in the united states crashed and died tomorrow:

i would not want to know how many of them had some sort of prohibited substance in their system.

 

[frog_flyer]

When I was still at AA I flew with a Captain on the S-80 who was in the 100-200 seniority range. Basically he had been at AA so long he didn't give a dang anymore. He smoked in the cockpit on every leg on taxi out. One day we taxied by EWR tower and he flicked out his cigarette butt right in front of them before we taxied on the RWY 22R.

a captain with that seniority # is flying itno a gypsy island like that on and md80?!!?!?!?!?!

how long you been at aal? pm me

 

[Gorilla]

if every single pilot in the united states crashed and died tomorrow:

i would not want to know how many of them had some sort of prohibited substance in their system.

Nicotine is a prohibited substance? OH NO!!

 

[siucavflight]

if every single pilot in the united states crashed and died tomorrow:

i would not want to know how many of them had some sort of prohibited substance in their system.

If that is the way that you really feel you might want to get out now, we dont want any potheads/acid freaks flying around. You seem to make a pretty big assumption while only having been in aviation for a few hours.

 

[Gorilla]

If that is the way that you really feel you might want to get out now, we dont want any potheads/acid freaks flying around. You seem to make a pretty big assumption while only having been in aviation for a few hours.

It's ok. His response is typical. Because everyone else in the U.S. gets stoned regularly, they assume that pilots do too. I've even encountered guys that say "It's cool, I don't mind if pilots do weed. I assume they are responsible enough to not fly stoned."

 

[siucavflight]

It's ok. His response is typical. Because everyone else in the U.S. gets stoned regularly, they assume that pilots do too. I've even encountered guys that say "It's cool, I don't mind if pilots do weed. I assume they are responsible enough to not fly stoned."

It just pisses me off. This kid thinks that just because he is a pot head so is everyone else. The people that I am around would never even dream of doing any type of illegal drug, I think that pilots are the most disciplined when it comes to this.

 

[User546]

It just pisses me off. This kid thinks that just because he is a pot head so is everyone else. The people that I am around would never even dream of doing any type of illegal drug, I think that pilots are the most disciplined when it comes to this.

Why are we assuming he's talking about drugs? When I first read his posts I thought he was referring about either small amounts of alcohol, non-FAA approved meds we're not suppose to be taking while flying, and those other little things that creep up in your system that you don't know about.

I don't think he was directly referring to being a druggie, or the rest of us being one either.

Settle down guys... and it appears he's justa newbie in the aviation world, so I'd let it slide. I remember when I got into the game I had some pre-conceived notions about pilots all being womanizers and they all cheated on their wives. I think we all know the truth about that. Besides, a lot of people think all us pilots are ragining alcoholics, and all we do is live in bars and chase skirts on the road.

Maybe this guy hasn't been around enough pilots or in aviation long enough to know that his assumptions might be wrong.

 

[cheyflyer]

How many of you guys can still smoke while flying? One of the best parts of my job is being to smoke anytime. Do many freight runners and such get away with it? After all, those little storm windows work great! Are there many corp. flight departments that still allow smoking?

Now thats Really, Really Sad!!