So much for looking out for the guy you fly with.

[ArcadiaMaxima]

U.S. passenger plane pilot accused of flying drunk


DENVER (Reuters) - The first officer of a United Express flight has been indicted on charges of piloting a commercial airliner while drunk during a flight from Austin, Texas, to Denver in December.
The federal grand jury indictment, returned late on Wednesday against co-pilot xxxxxxxxx, 32, of Norfolk, Virginia, gave no details of the alleged incident other than to say that United Express Flight 7687 was operated by Shuttle America, Inc.
Jeffrey Dorschner, a spokesman for the Attorney's Office in Denver, gave no information about how or why xxxxxxx was suspected of flying under the influence, except to say that:
"During the flight, the pilot had concerns."
Dorschner said the plane was not being flown erratically. A source close to the case said, "Passengers were never in danger."
Attorney John Walsh said special agents of the Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General, who investigated the alleged crime, "are in the process of locating xxxxx."
(Editing by Xavier Briand)
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did the Captain rat him out?

xxx'ed out his name just because

 

[Secret Squirrel]

Maybe he failed a random test after he landed.

 

[pedropcola]

There are very few things that I have truly zero tolerance for but this is certainly one of them. I would tell a guy to call in sick but I don't think you should have to be a babysitter for a grown man. If you are too stupid or unprofessional to fly under the influence then you deserve anything you get. To call out the other guy for the other guy flying drunk? GMAB. I don't want my loved ones anywhere near this a@@hat. Find another job where your bad judgement won't kill hundreds.

 

[dh82dvr]

You don't have to be the babysitter for anyone, however, you do have a responsibility to not let the aeroplane leave the gate if you think the other guy is not fit to fly for any reason.

 

[screech]

A drunk pilot? shocking! In other news, the Pope is Catholic.

 

[pedropcola]

Well, assuming the assumption that the other guy turned him in is correct, then you have to figure he didn't find out until it was too late. IF he turned him in after the flight I doubt he would have trouble turning him in before the flight. Either way the don't fly drunk rule still applies. ZERO sympathy.

 

[Bill Nelson]

After an Austin to Denver flight I'd guess the guy wouldn't still be legally drunk, if he ever was, if it wasn't bad enough to be noticed prior to flight. If he was drunk when they landed there would have been an arrest rather than an indictment months later. If there was an arrest at the time the mandatory breathalyzer will tell the whole story.

I bet the real story has more to do with someones wife or an old girlfriend rather than a drunk pilot.

Someone forgot to turn the fart fan on, it stinks in here.

 

[Fox-Tree]

..Find another job where your bad judgement won't kill hundreds.

Hundreds? It's an RJ. The best he could take out would be 50 in most cases............. 70 tops depending on the scope clause.

 

[pedropcola]

My bad. If it's only 50 or so, no worries.

Seriously though, I know that lots of you guys want the sympathy light on but I just can't do it. If he blew over the limit, blood test, whatever after the flight from Aus to Den he had no business in the cockpit. Why insist on protecting this guy. Find him more suitable work. If I do the same thing, show me the door as well. This isn't a complex scenario. If you have a problem, get some help BEFORE someone solves the problem for you.

 

[Secret Squirrel]

Good point though. This could be a girlfriend/exwife who made a call to the FAA and said she was drinking with him 4 hours before he was suppose to fly just to get him in trouble.