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Old 20th Dec 2009, 21:31
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korrol - if you refer to this supposed 'poisoning', may I attempt to relax you a little? I shudder every time this old chestnut is resurrected here (try a search for it).

I and the vast majority of pilots have never experienced anything like the 'Racasan Sauce'/Visine/body fluids etc you are hearing about. On a significant number of 'socialising' events with crew this 'story' has inevitably come up. I have been re-assured that it is just that (perhaps based on some historic/apochryphal event) and I gather it is a story put around (effectively, obviously) to frighten some of the dinosuars with which the crew have to work - as, perhaps, a 'warning shot' if you like. I have flown with c/crew of all levels of intellect from 'just-started ex school' to degree educated and I do not believe any of them would be so stupid as to contemplate such an action. You will find posts ASSURING the reader that xxx has done it and that 'I know it happens'. All I can say is that in my experience it doesn't and I suspect I am far from alone. In all my 'crew' flying time I have had two 'upsets', one of which began just before the flight and the other was confirmed to be caused by the crew-food, and affected others. I have also had more than one event when flying solo, military and civil - obviously the crew food?
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