"Viperdoc" wrote in
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In flight surgeon training in Texas we got to take a ride (and still
need to do so periodically) in the high altitude chamber, as do all
current people on flying status. Since gases expand as the ambient
pressure decreases, we were told to simply let it go when the urge
arose.

Considering we were in Texas and eating a lot of Mexican food
including beans, this produced a lot of gas.

So, at high altitude, is it appropriate to say excuse me, ignore the
flatulence, or look at the guy in the next seat with disgust, as if he
(she)were the source? What is the proper etiquette with pilots of
different gender?


Well, one guy I used to fly with challenged me to guess what he had
eaten for dinnner the night before based on the smell. Does that count?

In actual fact, in my type of flying, you don't really fart all that
much more than you would on the deck. It'd be different with higher
rates of climb in the cabin, but we seldom do more than about 350 fpm.

In fact, how does one use a relief tube with an FO of the other
gender, or vice versa? What is the correct response in these
circumstances?


The girls are better at holding it in. They just don't go! When I had to
go with a female FO I just got her to turn away..

These questions address important aspects of flying that simply can
not be reproduced in the sim, so any help would be appreciated.