Airline pilot w/ suspended license?

[say again]

What if you've been drinking egg nog all night?

Good egg-nog does involve alcohol!!!

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

FAA takes a dim view of pilots that do not report on their medical applications, driver license actions regardless of whether it involved alcohol or not. No second chances.

Uhhh wrong. I'm living proof. I got a second chance from the FAA. I had to appear before an admin. law judge. I had a good lawyer (my dad) that knew the law and we threatened a counter suit over a technicality. I got a letter in the mail a few days later stating all enforcement actions were being dropped and there would be no record in my file pertaining to this matter. I simply had to go back to the doc and re-apply for my medical. I walked out of the dr's office with another medical and have had zero problems since then and that was 6 or 7 yrs ago. I have worked for 3 different airlines. Its all abut how you handle it in the interview.

 

[boomlrd]

Me too, arrested, DUI, speeding tickets, never been an issue for me and I am on my 4th airline. Now furloughs seem to be the issue for me!

 

[satpak77]

FAA takes a dim view of pilots that do not report on their medical applications, driver license actions regardless of whether it involved alcohol or not. No second chances.

And your source of this is what? Just hanger talk?

 

[navigatro]

Straight from the FAA website:
Frequently Asked Questions


Where do I send my Notification Letter (MS Word) ?
Send the letter to:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Security and Investigations Division (AMC-700)
P.O. Box 25810
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
or
Fax to (405) 954-4989



Do I have to report anything other than alcohol-related convictions?
Yes, under 14 CFR Part 61, you must report alcohol-related administrative actions, whether a conviction took place or not. Administrative actions and convictions are also reportable under Part 67, the airman application for a medical certificate.



If the charge of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is reduced to Reckless, Careless, or Negligent driving by the court, do I have to report it?
No, we do not consider a conviction for Reckless, Careless, or Negligent Driving a reportable motor vehicle action (MVA). However, you must report the first suspension, if any.


How long do I have to report my alcohol-related motor vehicle action (MVA)?
You have 60 days from the effective date of the administrative action (driver license suspension, revocation, or cancellation) or conviction. (The 60-day period does not begin with the arrest date.)

 

[satpak77]

Straight from the FAA website:
Frequently Asked Questions


Where do I send my Notification Letter (MS Word) ?
Send the letter to:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Security and Investigations Division (AMC-700)
P.O. Box 25810
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
or
Fax to (405) 954-4989



Do I have to report anything other than alcohol-related convictions?
Yes, under 14 CFR Part 61, you must report alcohol-related administrative actions, whether a conviction took place or not. Administrative actions and convictions are also reportable under Part 67, the airman application for a medical certificate.



If the charge of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is reduced to Reckless, Careless, or Negligent driving by the court, do I have to report it?
No, we do not consider a conviction for Reckless, Careless, or Negligent Driving a reportable motor vehicle action (MVA). However, you must report the first suspension, if any.


How long do I have to report my alcohol-related motor vehicle action (MVA)?
You have 60 days from the effective date of the administrative action (driver license suspension, revocation, or cancellation) or conviction. (The 60-day period does not begin with the arrest date.)

And the "alcohol or not" is addressed where? The "or not" part?

Because I have a lot of speeding tickets and I never reported them.

So where does that leave me? FAA Inspectors on the forum, jump in.

 

[clickclickboom]

I had 1 ticket when i was 18 since i have been pulled over 3 times all warnings.

Lucky Bastard Story:

Driving through the high desert about 3 hours past Joshua Tree on the way to Mammoth to go skiing.

Doing 90mph and if you have driven you go hours with nothing but cacti and sand then all of a sudden you are in some little town for 3 blocks and then nothing again for hours.

Hit a school zone doing 85 and got pulled over by California Highway Patrol. 2 guys in car said i was getting arrested on the spot.

Guy asked me who i was, who's car is it, where was i going, I began explaining..

Yes sir I am an airline pilot and my copilot here and i are going skiing the car is his yes sir,, etc..

He stopped me mid sentence and asked me if I ever even saw the town before hitting the speed trap. I said honestly sir no I didnt.

He said drive slow and have a nice day by the way I have a private pilot checkride tomorrow!!

I said good luck and drove off the luckiest ba-stard in California that day.

 

[satpak77]

that is a lucky story

the fact is that the FAA aerospace medical division indeed has authority over alcohol (something you induce into your body, and something one can be addicted to) and substance abuse, especially when that body holds a FAA issued pilot's license.

but having a heavy foot on the gas pedal is not within the parameters of the FAA aerospace medicine

your local highway patrol is another matter

 

[Diesel]

who the F gets 45 tickets? Your ass is going to jail after 10. 30 you're going for a long time.

 

[satpak77]

that is a lucky story

the fact is that the FAA aerospace medical division indeed has authority over alcohol (something you induce into your body, and something one can be addicted to) and substance abuse, especially when that body holds a FAA issued pilot's license.

but having a heavy foot on the gas pedal is not within the parameters of the FAA aerospace medicine

your local highway patrol is another matter

let me expand on that to say that the FAA is interested in any behavior that indicates a aeromedical issue, such as psycotic (sp?) activity, etc.

But a traffic violations, besides alcohol, by themselves, are not FAA headliners