CatYaaak
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cowsfly said:There has never been a commercial airline fatality in the contiguous 48 states attributed to a pilot under the influence of alcohol. NEVER. This is society and media sensationalism. Fatigue is the biggest killer. Educate your fellow passengers about this factoid should they ever give you grief about pilots and drinking. I don't advocate drinking and flying, but I like for people to get real to the facts instead of a bunch of hyped up myths.
I think any sensational aspect from an incident like this comes from the fact that society at large understands that the vast majority of airline pilots DON'T drink and fly, otherwise nobody would board an airplane.
Perhaps the only hyped-up myth that these events tarnish is the one where every airline pilot is a paragon of professionalism and virtue? And although fatigue certainly kills and factors into some accidents, I'd like to see your evidence that it's the biggest.