After ruining multiple pairs of khakis in the airplane—100LL stains them pink—I opted to wear BDUs (battle dress uniforms) when I fly. Ordered from a catalog, BDUs are cheaper than khakis and more useful with all those pockets that come in handy. One particular pair—the navy blue ones— became known as “the puke pants” because during my time as a full-time CFI, whenever I wore them, be it during an instructional flight or scenic, someone threw up on me.
Usually, my left leg got it when the client or learner missed the bag. Most of the time it happened because the passenger or learner spent too much time looking through the viewfinder of their camera or with their head down on their navigation log or tablet—and the barf did cometh.
