Drunk pilot loses certificate

Tom

Hate to drop a brick on your foot, especially if you have it in your
mouth for being so equivocal.

I've see a number of individuals who drank from wake up to the time
their eyes closed for sleep at night.

They were able to pass any and all tests of ANY kind (memory, verbal,
body activity, etc) given to them other than a breathalizer (sp) which
only measures a approximation of alcohol in the body, not any
impairment. The powers that be, assume impairment with an arbitrary
level measured.

How do you know this individual was not one whose body assimilated
alcohol in a manner that did not effect normal activities by any
measure (test)? Were the results of any impairment tests published?

One last shot over the bow. How many stone cold sober individuals have
flown through controlled airspace (the alleged activity)? Were their
ticket revoked?

Big John



On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 22:38:25 -0700, "Tom Sixkiller"
wrote:


"Travis Marlatte" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Hmm. No wonder I don't watch the news. Either this guy was a solid,
stand-up
citizen who has made one mistake in his life OR he is a drunk, has been a
drunk, always will be a drunk.

More likely the latter.


I'm guessing that I don't really know who he is or what really happened.
I'm
also guessing that I never really will. I just hope that the FAA treats
him
fairly, that he resolves whatever personal or physical issues he may have,
and that, someday, he gets to fly again.

Doesn't matter who he is; what matters is that he endangered hundreds of
people with a stunt that would make a teenager blush.