In light of the recent Doncaster "donkey derby" thread, I thought perhaps some learned gents (or otherwise) might be able to help clear up a long held headscratcher. Once upon a time I rode shotgun in a Dominie T1, medium level, we ferried an F-4 crew between Colt and Wattisham I recall. I think it was upon each successive takeoff that the old girl seemed to leech smog through the floor vents which partially filled the cabin. As a novice aviator at the time I did my duty by querying my imminent demise with the boys up front, at which they smiled heartily as if it happened de rigeur.
Well, wossup? Was this "design feature" typical of the Dom? And did it occur aboard other types? And by the way, when you were flying empty, how did you manage when the only VOR/DME was up the back?