Smoking, etc. in cockpit

On Aug 15, 5:45*am, Jim Beckman wrote:
At 21:42 14 August 2009, Bob Kuykendall wrote:

There's that scene in The Sunship Game where Gleb opens the sliding
window in the canopy of his Cirrus and flicks out a cigarette butt...

The idea that folks used to toss cigarette butts out over forested areas
is sort of appalling, isn't it? *

Jim Beckman

some idiots in cars still do it!

Brad

At 14:07 15 August 2009, Brad wrote:
On Aug 15, 5:45=A0am, Jim Beckman wrote:
At 21:42 14 August 2009, Bob Kuykendall wrote:

There's that scene in The Sunship Game where Gleb opens the sliding
window in the canopy of his Cirrus and flicks out a cigarette butt...

The idea that folks used to toss cigarette butts out over forested
areas
is sort of appalling, isn't it? =A0

Jim Beckman

some idiots in cars still do it!

Brad

No worse than thermalling over a stubble fire in Slingsbys open cockpit,
wood and fabric, T21, watching lumps of burning straw disappear upwards
past the wingtip. Flying was also a bit difficult what with the coughing
from the smoke and the watery eyes but the lift was incredible.

I have soared in Southern France and Northern Texas.
Texas was over giant stockyard. The odor of cow dung went up several
thousand feet in big thermals.
In sourthern France, the sweet smell of lavender in thermals.
GA


No worse than thermalling over a stubble fire in Slingsbys open cockpit,
wood and fabric, T21, watching lumps of burning straw disappear upwards
past the wingtip. Flying was also a bit difficult what with the coughing
from the smoke and the watery eyes but the lift was incredible.

At Tehachapi, back in 1972, we had a 2-32 that had an ashtray
installed. Don't know if it was factory installed or not but it was
one of those chrome flip top lid types. Beirne Lay Jr. (Twelve O'clock
High, etc.) used to come up from LA and fly the 2-32. After he landed,
the ashtray was always jammed full with cigarette butts. Maybe the
ashtray capacity determined how long he could fly!
Steve