EH>Where I noticed it most was when I'd had a cigarette just before I went
EH>out to fly a sequence.  I fianlly learned NOT to smoke before I flew.
EH>(IF I wanted to fly anything like RIGHT!)  Oxygen sure makes me SMARTER
EH>though. 
    One of our guys used to smoke Pall Malls while flying
his F-102. There was a crevice in the canopy frame that
was perfect for butting out the cigarettes, and he used
to use that. One day he forget to retrieve the butt, and
I flew the same aircraft that same day. The crew chief
found the butt after I flew, and, since I also smoked
Pall Malls, I got the blame for it. I was called in on
the carpet before the Commander and the Ops Officer and
chewed out. I could tell they weren't believing my denials,
but they let it go. (Maybe) 
    I had never noticed this crevice, and I had never
noticed that this other guy smoked the same brand, but
I checked the flight records to see who had flown that
aircraft in the last week. When I figured out what had
happened, I went back to my Commander and told him
what had happened. I've always wondered if the Commander
called in the other guy and jumped him about it. If he
did, I never heard of it.
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