Drunk pilot arrested

[ACL65PILOT]

Don't get me wrong...I wasn't bashing, I was just informing (the largely ignorant crowd here on FI).

I wasn't saying you were. I was just adding to the factual portion of this thread.

 

[Colonel Savage]

...How do you know that his FO knew enough to call in sick for either of them?

Yes, what are the legal responsibilities of a cockpit crew member who "smells something" on another crew member's breath?

What if he's not sure, but asks the other pilot and the other pilot says it's something other than alchohol?

What if he's sure he smells alchohol, but the other pilot denies it, and after calling authorities it turns out it wasn't alchohol?

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Yes, what are the legal responsibilities of a cockpit crew member who "smells something" on another crew member's breath?

What if he's not sure, but asks the other pilot and the other pilot says it's something other than alchohol?

What if he's sure he smells alchohol, but the other pilot denies it, and after calling authorities it turns out it wasn't alchohol?

Here at DAL we have a no fault policy. IE, you think, you report and you are wrong, nothing happens to you. We brief all new hires about it.

 

[olympus593]

Can't drink in peace anymore, WTF?

 

[TCAS]

Not to get Orwellian on you guys, but does anyone think that one day they'll mandate some form of a breathalyzer?

I'll be all for that if they also include a fatigue test.

It amazes me that everybody here, the media and general public will go absolutely gah-gah over some guy showing up to fly intoxicated but we say and do nothing about scheduling practices that leave most pilots functioning at levels more dangerous then being slightly intoxicated.

 

[Flying-Corporal]

Not to get Orwellian on you guys, but does anyone think that one day they'll mandate some form of a breathalyzer?

I believe Aeroflot tests all pilots just before flight for blood pressure and alcohol.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

I believe Aeroflot tests all pilots just before flight for blood pressure and alcohol.

Not this guy:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5651516.ece