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Pilots allegedly report Ron White for Marijuana possession?

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Andy Neill said:
I don't think it was either of the pilots on the flight but one of the White's former pilots. Think of this guy using flightaware to track the tail number and calling the desination authoritues. They were waiting on his plane at the next stop in Missiissippi too. Didn't find anything that time (but didn't have a sniffer dog either).
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Bingo. Payback for getting fired. They probably knew he might have it on him, so it was a safe bet to call it in. Probably thought he would miss the show and cost him major $$$ too.
 
ksu_aviator said:
I just completely disagree with the idea that "it isn't my problem" is an excuse for being too lazy to do the right thing. But, that is a topic for another thread.
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They weren't concerned about doing the right thing, but were more concerned on getting him in trouble.

I don't think it's a fact of being lazy, but more of the fact of not getting involved w/ something that doesn't concern or affect oneself.
 
say again said:
They weren't concerned about doing the right thing, but were more concerned on getting him in trouble.

I don't think it's a fact of being lazy, but more of the fact of not getting involved w/ something that doesn't concern or affect oneself.
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Still sounds lazy to me.

Doing the right thing, for the wrong reason is still doing the right thing.
 
ksu_aviator said:
Still sounds lazy to me.

Doing the right thing, for the wrong reason is still doing the right thing.
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That may be the case. Just gotta let your loved ones know what you're doing...that you're gonna piss off a whole lot of folks with more money and power than you have...

That you may put yourself and family in danger...

...subsequently be asked to testify...all that stuff....

Seems like a whole lot of trouble just to "do the right thing" and blow in some former employer you had a grudge on...for what...having barely enough pot on his person to smoke...

Sleep well...'cause someone has it out for you...you can bet on that!
 
ksu_aviator said:
Drinking and driving...hell ya.
Speeders...once, but they ran a red light and would have killed me had I not seen them out of the corner of my eye.
I don't have friends that puff anything.

I just completely disagree with the idea that "it isn't my problem" is an excuse for being too lazy to do the right thing. But, that is a topic for another thread.
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Well, once you and toto leave Kansas you'll find a whole new world out there. Let me guess, are you still banning dancing in the midwest as well?
 
Gonna play Devils Advocate here for a second.

You guys keep saying "he barely had enough to smoke". That maybe true but, is that what you are gonna say when you find a baggie in your kids pants? "That's ok son, since you only had some stems and seeds, that's really not much for me to worry about. Now, if ya had a 1/4 pound, you'd be in big trouble mister"!

I love Ron, funny as h#%&, but the fact is pot is still illegal and that is the chance you take when you have it in your possesion. If he has a prescription (umm...yeah right) and presents it, then I think the DA's Office ought to drop the case. just my .02
 
SNAFU22 said:
Hey Foxjet is that a picture of the P-38 "RUFF STUFF"? looks like the one we painted in Sturgis??
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That picture isn't me, I actually found it online and thought it went well with my favorite quote...
"Who wants a mustache ride?!?!"
 
Here is my question. When your passengers have consumed alcohol on your airplane, do you call the police and say there are possibly impaired drivers leaving the FBO? If you don't, and you think this pilot did the right thing, you are a hypocrite.
 
Whoever it was who reported him to the cops...all they did was make his stand-up act that much better. He's surely going inject that experience into his act, which I'm sure is gonna be hilarious. I really don't think Ron White cares at all about getting caught with 3 grams of pot.

If he lit one up while on the aircraft flying, that would just be a horrible thing for him or any owner/passenger to do to the pilots. I'd react quite harshly if I were the pilot, either the captain or co-pilot. But I didn't read anywhere that that happened. So who cares about 3 grams of pot.
 
ultrarunner said:
That may be the case. Just gotta let your loved ones know what you're doing...that you're gonna piss off a whole lot of folks with more money and power than you have...

That you may put yourself and family in danger...

...subsequently be asked to testify...all that stuff....

Seems like a whole lot of trouble just to "do the right thing" and blow in some former employer you had a grudge on...for what...having barely enough pot on his person to smoke...

Sleep well...'cause someone has it out for you...you can bet on that!
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Daveman said:
Well, once you and toto leave Kansas you'll find a whole new world out there. Let me guess, are you still banning dancing in the midwest as well?
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CaptainSpaz said:
What wonderful self righteousness.
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This is the best that the brain trust at FI could come up with? A bad hypothetical and two personal attacks? Good thing all you have to do is pull the gear up and say 123AB is with you. :rolleyes:
 
KSU, there is a large group on this board that are very comfortable with drug use. It is really kind of scary to me for a group of Aviators to think that way.
 
400A said:
KSU, there is a large group on this board that are very comfortable with drug use. It is really kind of scary to me for a group of Aviators to think that way.
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Yes, alcohol is a very dangerous drug.
 
400A said:
KSU, there is a large group on this board that are very comfortable with drug use. It is really kind of scary to me for a group of Aviators to think that way.
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If you think some of us are using drugs and flying planes you better step off hard, dude.

DOT has this covered, so no worries, Fruitcake.
 
400A said:
It goes way deeper than that my friend. Read some of the other threads.
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The point I am making, is that the most commonly bragged about kind of drug abuse on here, is boozing it up hard and heavy on overnights, which is actually far worse than someone having a joint.

Am I confortable with the idea of an entertainer, having enough pot to have a couple joints. Yes, I am.
 
400A said:
Name 1 place it is illegal.

Cup of coffee in hand to answer your question.

Now again, step away from that bong.
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What is and isn't legal is arbitrary. Caffeine is a drug, yet it is legal. Alcohol was once an illegal substance. Some countries have incredibly lax laws governing things like prostitution and marijuana like the Netherlands and Canada for instance.
 
This actually brings up a question I've asked local corp and 135 guys about, with little success. I'll ask it here ...

If I am PIC on a P210 or B58 carrying a passenger to Pig Poker County Municipal Airport and Bowling Alley, and my passenger has schedule II narcotics on his person or in his bags, and I know absolutely nothing about it, and if he is popped as he walks off the aircraft ... what is my most probable liability, with respect to the FAA? Howzat work?
 
400A said:
Name 1 place it is illegal.

Cup of coffee in hand to answer your question.

Now again, step away from that bong.
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Legal/Illegal is not what makes something a drug and not a drug.

I get the impression that in your case, it is really less about legal/illegal, and more about moral issues, in that marijauna is for you something very immoral.

However, that is not the same thing as it being relatively unsafe, or that it should be illegal.
 
Amish RakeFight said:
What is and isn't legal is arbitrary. Caffeine is a drug, yet it is legal. Alcohol was once an illegal substance. Some countries have incredibly lax laws governing things like prostitution and marijuana like the Netherlands and Canada for instance.
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Then if that is what you are in favor of, then please move there.
 
For the record ... I don't smoke dope and only rarely drink alcohol, but I don't judge what other people do. A lot of my friends get high. It's on them. Personal responsibility and all that. But a person's right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness ends where it begins to directly affect my own rights and privileges.

If a passenger lights up on my flight, I am going to ask only once for him to stop and put it away asap. If he refuses ... I am making a radio call and heading to the nearest airport. No one is putting my cert in jeopardy cuz they can't go a couple hours without lighting up.
 
Snakum said:
This actually brings up a question I've asked local corp and 135 guys about, with little success. I'll ask it here ...

If I am PIC on a P210 or B58 carrying a passenger to Pig Poker County Municipal Airport and Bowling Alley, and my passenger has schedule II narcotics on his person or in his bags, and I know absolutely nothing about it, and if he is popped as he walks off the aircraft ... what is my most probable liability, with respect to the FAA? Howzat work?
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Interesting point. Pharmaceuticals are widely abused due to their grey area of being legal yet, as a controlled substance.

What 400A doesn't realize is that pharmaceutical companies are like huge drug cartels. People are getting wasted on these things left and right, yet it is legal with a prescription. So do you condone the usage of these mind altering and addictive pharmaceuticals too, just because the gov't gave it approval?

BTW, 400A - do some research on hemp and it's place in U.S. history. You might be enlightened.


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