Airtran Pilot/FFDO Arrested: Blows .05 in MSP

[rajflyboy]

You named the thread wrong

should have been:

SOUTHWEST PILOT arrested for being DRUNK

 

[Bob Dylan]

Come on Trannies. You're certainly not adding any value to the SWA brand with these kinds of headlines. If you want to enter the big time finally, you better start acting like it. Don't make GK regret his purchase.

 

[flyingitalian]

You named the thread wrong

should have been:

SOUTHWEST PILOT arrested for being DRUNK

You mean Guadalupe Pilot

 

[jonjuan]

+1

It turns out that the human body itself produces a large amount of acetone when a person follows an extreme low-carb diet (i.e. "protein breath") and most breathalyzers cannot distinguish between acetone and alcohol.

Here's a real life example of a Virgin Atlantic pilot wrongfully accused but later vindicated:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6535517.stm

Hopefully for him, a low carb diet gave him a false-positive. Ever get within 8 feet of someone on a strict low-carb diet? It'll melt your eyebrows. uke:

 

[waveflyer]

Well- got my first report to a mod-
Keep SLI out of this please. Just like every time, this is industry stuff- not political- there's not an airline out there that doesn't have a majority of pilots who have a few on layovers-
And good.

More demonization of drugs and alcohol-
Remember there has never been an airline accident where alcohol was even a ancillary factor. This is all about PR- not evidence

 

[Lear70]

This message is hidden because Bob Dylan is on your ignore list.

Try it... you'll like it.

 

[dicko]

Prolonged exposure to solvents such as acetone, toluene and paint thinner can cause one to register way too high on a breathalyzer. Many a car painter has used this as defense in DUI trial by jury and won.

Sooooo ..... If I'm hearing this right. Time to start huffing paint thinner ?

 

[WSurf]

Come on Trannies. You're certainly not adding any value to the SWA brand with these kinds of headlines. If you want to enter the big time finally, you better start acting like it. Don't make GK regret his purchase.

Atleast he didn't land long and Ref+30 and slam into a Gas Station!

 

[densoo]

(a) No person may act or attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft

(1) Within 8 hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage;

(2) While under the influence of alcohol;

(3) While using any drug that affects the person's faculties in any way contrary to safety; or

(4) While having an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater in a blood or breath specimen. Alcohol concentration means grams of alcohol per deciliter of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.

"affects the person's faculties in any way"

If it's not a testing error then,

Either the guy drank a couple of drinks in under 8 hours prior, or drank a lot more than 8 hours prior and still had .05 in his system in which case the hangover itself would "affect the person's faculties." You don't have to have any alcohol in your system to be found compromising safety due to a hangover.

 

[jonjuan]

"affects the person's faculties in any way"

If it's not a testing error then,

Either the guy drank a couple of drinks in under 8 hours prior, or drank a lot more than 8 hours prior and still had .05 in his system in which case the hangover itself would "affect the person's faculties." You don't have to have any alcohol in your system to be found compromising safety due to a hangover.

Yep. You can have the worst hangover the next day and blow 0.0. To further that, if true, no doubt that he wasn't fully rested. What if your family was on board? Would you be like Waveflyer and say "Well, there has never been an accident attributed to a pilot being drunk, so let's give the guy a break."???
"The demonization of drugs and alcohol? Are you high? 2, 3, 4, heck, even 5 drinks is one thing 10 hours before departure. .05 at departure? :angryfire

 

[Dumb Pilot]

Lets stop making excuses for behaviour that we should have zero tolerance for, good job on behalf of the agent that stopped this idiot before he put his passengers at risk

 

[SWA/CA]

Atleast he didn't land long and Ref+30 and slam into a Gas Station!

Nice....

 

[Wesb737fo]

Hey Jackwagons! I know this flight info., but wait for the facts before tossing the bombs. Just heard about another pilot accused by the TSA of drinking, supposedly blew .025, upon further review the machine was offf, actual BAL was .000.

 

[GuppyWN]

Atleast he didn't land long and Ref+30 and slam into a Gas Station!

The end result will probably be the same and you will STILL be a jackass.

Gup

 

[jonjuan]

Atleast he didn't land long and Ref+30 and slam into a Gas Station!

Tacky.......Someone died in that mishap.