I was trying to get home but got swarmed!

George Patterson wrote:
Icebound wrote:


I often wondered if there are any pilots with this condition. It
always seemed to me that it would be fairly common for wasps to get
into those 70's Cessna cockpits.


A major item on my pre-flight check for a Cessna is to check the vent
intakes for wasp nests.

Had wasps a couple times in Cessnas at the flight school where I rented.
(CFI's spilled Pepsi smell good to 'em?) Not allergic so I ignored
them and they returned the favor.

Bees are valuable, though. If you called a local beekeeper I bet they'd
come in full bee-suit and happily carry off the swarm. Or know
professionally what to do if they're the wicked crossbred kind.