Crackdown on drunken pilots

[RotorPilot]

 Crackdown on drunken pilots

 

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AFTER a doubling of airline pilots failing sobriety tests, the US Government has tightened procedures to keep those caught drunk out of the cockpit.

 

Last year, 22 commercial airline pilots in the United States tested positive for alcohol use, up from nine in 2001, and nine pilots have tested positive this year.

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FAA warns on drunken pilots

Tuesday, June 17, 2003

By SYLVIA ADCOCK Newsday

 

www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=23&ID=105855&r=0

 

[5x5]

Hey RP, interesting article.

 

However I had quite a chuckle to see it listed just above the thread for "Summer Fun at the Beaver".

 

LOL

[twotter]

But that, of course is only for people with late check in times the next day.....

[RotorPilot]

Hi 5 X 5

 

FAA did not report where the pilots have been before to the failed tests, but it seems that the famous “Beaver” somewhere out West is a dangerous place to be prior to flying…

 

 The entire World is reacting to this FAA Warning and this is bad news… a few rotten apples are undermining the reputation of the entire pilot’s community with some media writing and talking about ‘endemic drinking culture’ among flight crews

 

FAA tightens policies for drunk pilots

 

Wednesday, June 18, 2003 Posted: 1:41 PM EDT (1741 GMT)

 

 WASHINGTON (AP) -- After a doubling of airline pilots failing Breathalyzer tests, the government has tightened procedures to keep those caught drunk out of the cockpit.

 

Last year, 22 commercial airline pilots tested positive for alcohol use, up from nine in 2001, and nine pilots have tested positive this year. That's only a fraction of the approximately 75,000 U.S. airline pilots but enough to cause the Federal Aviation Administration to establish new procedures for dealing with drunk pilots.

 

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[Swamp Donkey]

An increasing number of pilots caught drunk while on duty does not necessarily mean more intoxicated pilots are trying to fly planes, experts say. It may mean more are getting caught."

 

Probably means we''ll have to blow into one of those little breathalizers that lock the ignition switches!

 

 

 

 

[Elvis]

The only problem with that idea is what happens when the interlock asks for an inflight sample and the pilot fails the test??

[Elvis]

[Guest graunch1]

Geez that must have been the same AC flight I was on

[downwash]

What''s an ignition switch???

[RotorPilot]

 

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On 6/20/2003 4:05:28 PM Swamp Donkey wrote:

 

Probably means we'll have to blow into one of those little breathalizers that lock the ignition switches!

 

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Yeah Swamp Donkey, unfortunately that is the way this thing will go...

 

But passengers should also 'blow' too, just in case...  

Inquiry into 'drunken' helicopter flight

The Civil Aviation Authority is to investigate an incident on a helicopter flight which resulted in 10 men being arrested.

 

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