If both crew are smokers, and it's not a taboo in whatever airline your in, what's the problem?
If the capt smokes and he is local and you don't like it, put up with it or ask to leave the cockpit! Their playground......
On a whole, 80%of expats I work with don't smoke, 30% who know I smoke will ask me if I'd like to smoke, then they will leave the cockpit- to me, that's really nice. I never ask the Capt to smoke if I don't see him light up first. I did once very politely on a 6 hour leg to a unhumble South American and got a verbal beating.
I know of one capt who will smoke 6 on an hour leg. The final one from 1000' and I asked him once what would happen if he didn't light that last cigarette up- he showed me, and didn't manage to grease it on like the last flight!
Last edited by chai ja; 15th May 2012 at 11:18.