smoking in the cockpit…?
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Mccadoo — 18 years ago(August 10, 2007 07:56 AM)
Here's another one;
Altitude, airspeed and brains
You can never run out of two at once and stay alive
And most pilots weren't drunk in the 60's and 70's, in fact, the FAA regs for time between you last drink and taking the controls has beens shortened since then; it used to be 24 hours, now it's 12. -
lrcdmnhd72 — 18 years ago(September 29, 2007 03:49 PM)
As far as smoking in the cockpit goes, back in the 80's I boarded a United flight. Before takeoff, I noticed the Captain was holding a pipe, but couldn't tell if it was lit.
Back in 1968, I was in the cockpit of a Pan American Boeing 707 while it was in flight. It was a military charter carrying only military personnel and their dependents. Later in ther flight, the cockpit door was open. When I walked in, the plane was on auto-pilot and the captain had his shoes off (he had his socks on) with one foot parked on the instrument panel. He bore a very strong resemblance to the actor, Donald Pleasence. The co-pilot looked like Richard Crenna and the flight engineer looked like the comedian Jonathan Winters and even wise-cracked like him. When a flight attendant came into the cockpit, this same flight engineer starting kissing her on the neck. -
Chiscully — 13 years ago(February 15, 2013 10:57 PM)
Not surprised. I think it was an unspoken rule that men could kiss women in the workplace. At 6 years old or so in th 60's, I recall how embarrassed my mother was at me seeing some guy at her office, where she was a secretary, kiss her smack on the lips. It was a given and probably more so in the mile-high industry.
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swat412 — 16 years ago(May 24, 2009 10:23 PM)
Ya, isn't it amazing, people smoked, drank, raised hell back then and lived!? Something about enjoying something called 'life' living, having fun? Everything wasn't bad for you, racing was dangerous and sex was safe.
I remember holding the stick for my father while he lit up, in the cockpit or lighting one for him if he was busy.
We had a saying in the Brownwater Navy too:
It's a bad idea to run out of river, cover and ammo all at the same time. -
Hoohawnaynay — 16 years ago(October 13, 2009 08:35 AM)
Sorry to say but I care for many seniors now that have lung cancer and emphysema from smoking back in the day. Many who quit 20 years ago still can develop ailments. Who wants to be old and sick? I'd rather be old and able bodied.
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Ethereal-Cloud — 14 years ago(May 18, 2011 01:47 AM)
The pipe smoke in the cockpit suprized me too. I'm not one of those anti-smoking nazis, but you would think the airline would not want smoking in the cockpit, all the gunk (smoke/tar etc.) gumming up the sensitive and expensive electronic equiptment. Not to mention that the cockpit is only about as big as a master bathroom.
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ZolotoyRetriever — 12 years ago(October 30, 2013 10:49 PM)
The smoking in the cockpit is one thing, but the hijacker easily getting on the plane with loaded guns and a full supply of live hand grenades.. yep, flying commercial sure was different back in the day!