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| America West: Two Pilots Charged with Being Drunk in Cockpit Two Pilots Charged with Being Drunk in Cockpit
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I bet that this wasn't the first time for them. They could probably get away with pulling off the flight with increased risk of mistake, but if anything unrelated went wrong (aircraft malfunction, wind sheer, ATC error, etc.), it would have almost certainly been a death sentence for those on board.
__________________The incredible negligence exhibited by these two guys almost makes drunk driving very reasonable, by comparison. I wouldn't be surprised if they could catch a drunk captain or FO once in a while (or even more likely, alcohol in the system), but two drunk crew members that may have even been drinking at the airport really makes me wonder about their corporate culture. Not only is it strange that these two would find each other, but that other America West employees didn't resolve of this behind closed doors when the pilots were in the crew rooms before their flight. |
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| Is there a "legal limit"?
When I heard about this on the radio, they were comparing their BAC level of 0.09something to the legal driving limit of 0.08. Is there a different legal limit for operating airplanes? I thought there was a different limit for commercial drivers, and hopefully there would be for bus drivers and other passenger vehicle drivers.
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Regardless of limit, HP's policy is that you can't consume alcohol within 12 hours. FAA requires 8 hours and the legal limit is 0.04 for operating an aircraft. I generally hear the phrase, "24 hours from bottle to throttle," but I'm not sure which airlines require that. Even more interesting, this was at 10:30am. |
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| FAA Revokes Am. West Pilots' Licenses FAA Revokes Am. West Pilots' Licenses Quote:
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| Alleged drunken pilots miss arraignment Alleged drunken pilots miss arraignment Quote:
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| PILOTS' BAR TAB SHOWS THREE GALLONS OF BEER PILOTS' BAR TAB SHOWS THREE GALLONS OF BEER Quote:
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Here's their itemized bar tab and also the credit card authorization receipt: ![]() |
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Looks like the "2" in the tip amount started its life as a "3" but got changed mid-stroke.
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