Fly2Scuba
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There are a minority of pilots addicted to nicotine (chain smokers) and regarding that there are certain things that really peeve me regarding this behavior.
1. In my opinion a pilot smoking in uniform looks completely ridiculous (non-professional)
2. How the heck can one maintain a 1st degree medical for the duration. More then one has referred to them as cancer sticks. WTF, over?
3. A smoker's breath really stinks up the cockpit/simulator for the first 5 minutes (very confined space) giving me nausea and a headache for a short while.
4. Most importantly, I am constantly amazed at the disregard for non-smokers rooms by pilots and flight attendants alike which is why on this overnight I'm typing this thread in the first place.
To there credit, most have never asked about eating in the non-smoking section of a restaurant. If you do smoke please be more considerate to your coworkers. Where a patch or chew during duty time and remember you can replace one addictive behavior with another (suggestion: exercise guru).
1. In my opinion a pilot smoking in uniform looks completely ridiculous (non-professional)
2. How the heck can one maintain a 1st degree medical for the duration. More then one has referred to them as cancer sticks. WTF, over?
3. A smoker's breath really stinks up the cockpit/simulator for the first 5 minutes (very confined space) giving me nausea and a headache for a short while.
4. Most importantly, I am constantly amazed at the disregard for non-smokers rooms by pilots and flight attendants alike which is why on this overnight I'm typing this thread in the first place.
To there credit, most have never asked about eating in the non-smoking section of a restaurant. If you do smoke please be more considerate to your coworkers. Where a patch or chew during duty time and remember you can replace one addictive behavior with another (suggestion: exercise guru).