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P&H · May 11th, 2008, 08:47

When I was CFI-ing, I had a student walk in for an intro ride and wanted to sign up for lessons. I flew an intro with him and his breath smelled terrible. He reeked of garlic and whatever other spices of the food he ate. It was like in the oils of his skin and on his breath. And the cockpit stunk. I knew it wasn't a one time occasion for a few reasons which I won't get into.

Some guys are more desperate for time than others, and I gave him to another CFI. I used to cherry-pick students and if they smelled or had godawful reflexes, I'd toss 'em to someone else who could deal with it.

If I ever had a captain who reeked as bad as you described, everyone would already know about it. I'd just try to bid around him.

May 11th, 2008, 08:47	#33
P&H Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 277	Re: Disgusting crewmembers.... how do you deal with them? When I was CFI-ing, I had a student walk in for an intro ride and wanted to sign up for lessons. I flew an intro with him and his breath smelled terrible. He reeked of garlic and whatever other spices of the food he ate. It was like in the oils of his skin and on his breath. And the cockpit stunk. I knew it wasn't a one time occasion for a few reasons which I won't get into. Some guys are more desperate for time than others, and I gave him to another CFI. I used to cherry-pick students and if they smelled or had godawful reflexes, I'd toss 'em to someone else who could deal with it. If I ever had a captain who reeked as bad as you described, everyone would already know about it. I'd just try to bid around him.