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 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

 

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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…9.gif9.gif9.gif

 

 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 crews8.gif8.gif8.gif

 

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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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!

 

 

 

 

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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...  9.gif9.gif9.gif

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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