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Old August 14th 09, 03:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Smoking, etc. in cockpit

On Aug 14, 10:03*am, vontresc wrote:
On Aug 14, 8:15*am, Robert Gaines
wrote:

*There were people that chewed tobacco in cockpit. A friend with a Libelle
had no can for spit. Those Texans were tough hombres.
GA


One of our local legends, Bob Fitch, used to smoke cigarettes (forget
the brand, maybe Belairs?) in his glider. I was flying behind him on
final glide into Elmira one day when the glider started some really
crazy pitch and roll departures from level. Turned out he dropped a
lit one down around where his pee tube should be if you get my
drift...

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