Absolutely right, it is impossible to brew a proper cup of tea at 8,000 ft cabin altitude. Suggestion: make yourself (and the cabin crew) a brew while on the ground. You get a better cup of tea and a little gratitude, which means you will get a better cup of coffee in the air. Or stick to gin and tonic, it's fine at any altitude.

where does the cabin crew go in a PA-28, I've never found them, however, holding the beer out the D.V. window for a while gets it wounderfully cold! :)

Small planes and small bladers dont mix.

Well folks, I've certainly had a good giggle at some of the postings and I've come to the conclusion that a good cuppa @ 8000+ is not possible. I'd thought about a flask but the thought of it boiling over everything as I opened it kinda puts me off.

I was hoping someone from the manufacturers would chip (or take a hint), so I guess it's back to the coffee (or bourbon) for me then.