An Unexpected Finding Among Commercial Pilots

Mxsmanic wrote in
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javawizard writes:

A newspaper reporter discovered that 41 commercial airline pilots in
Minnesota have had their car drivers' licenses revoked due to drunken
driving, yet they are still flying jumbo jets. - from the
Transportation section of www.odd-info.com

So are they commercial pilots, or commercial pilots who fly 747s? And
how many such pilots are there in total, for purposes of comparison?

It is a bit odd that the FAA has such strict medicals but still allows
pilots to take recreational drugs on a regular basis.


Yep, they do.


Don;'t like it, don;'t fly.

Oh wait, You don't


Bertie

On Nov 29, 9:02 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Phil wrote :





On Nov 29, 7:59 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Phil wrote in news:0fe594ca-f613-4488-bba3-
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On Nov 29, 9:53 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
javawizard wrote in
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A newspaper reporter discovered that 41 commercial airline
pilots in Minnesota have had their car drivers' licenses revoked
due to drunken driving, yet they are still flying jumbo jets. -

Why only 747 drivers?

Urp.

'scuse me.

Bertie

Beer goggles. When they're drunk, the pilots think the 747s look
like Learjets!

And they think A380's look like Claudia Schiffer

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That's a stretch. Even with a huge snootful, I'd say the best you can
get from an A380 is Rosie O'Donnell.

Yeah, it's really pretty unappealing from every angle, isn't it?

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It sorta looks like it has some kind of medical condition.

Phil

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On Nov 29, 9:02 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On Nov 29, 7:59 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Phil wrote in
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On Nov 29, 9:53 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
javawizard wrote in
news:197e6b90-d7a2-4839-93ce-
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A newspaper reporter discovered that 41 commercial airline
pilots in Minnesota have had their car drivers' licenses
revoked due to drunken driving, yet they are still flying
jumbo jets. -

Why only 747 drivers?

Urp.

'scuse me.

Bertie

Beer goggles. When they're drunk, the pilots think the 747s
look like Learjets!

And they think A380's look like Claudia Schiffer

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That's a stretch. Even with a huge snootful, I'd say the best you
can get from an A380 is Rosie O'Donnell.

Yeah, it's really pretty unappealing from every angle, isn't it?

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It sorta looks like it has some kind of medical condition.

Yeah. You're right.
Like gout or whatever it was that the elephant man had.


Bertie

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:24:42 -0800 (PST), javawizard
wrote:

A newspaper reporter discovered that 41 commercial airline pilots in
Minnesota have had their car drivers' licenses revoked due to drunken
driving, yet they are still flying jumbo jets. - from the
Transportation section of www.odd-info.com


What does a car drivers license have to do with flying a jet
transport?


Big John

"Some Other Guy" wrote in message
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Big John wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:24:42 -0800 (PST), javawizard
wrote:
A newspaper reporter discovered that 41 commercial airline pilots in
Minnesota have had their car drivers' licenses revoked due to drunken
driving, yet they are still flying jumbo jets. - from the
Transportation section of www.odd-info.com

What does a car drivers license have to do with flying a jet
transport?

In Ontario, Canada, they can technically charge you with drunk driving and
suspend your driver's license if you are over the limit on a sailboat or
even a bicycle.

What does a bicycle or sailboat have to do with a motor vehicle? Beats
me.


You're "drinking" record.

Big John writes:

What does a car drivers license have to do with flying a jet
transport?

Operating both types of vehicles represent an activity that is seriously
impaired by the use of recreational drugs such as alcohol. And people who are
willing to drive drunk are generally willing to fly drunk as well.

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Big John writes:

What does a car drivers license have to do with flying a jet
transport?

Operating both types of vehicles represent an activity that is
seriously impaired by the use of recreational drugs such as alcohol.

Or being a fjukkwuit


And people who are willing to drive drunk are generally willing to fly
drunk as well.



Nope


Bertie

On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:06:12 +0100, Mxsmanic
wrote:

Big John writes:

What does a car drivers license have to do with flying a jet
transport?

Operating both types of vehicles represent an activity that is seriously
impaired by the use of recreational drugs such as alcohol. And people who are
willing to drive drunk are generally willing to fly drunk as well.


Your an idiot.

You must have some experience with a drinking problem?

I can rinse my mouth out with a mouth wash that contains alcohol and I
then cannot pass the 'breathalizer' test.

If I don't fly (legally) drunk (test does not evaluate your ability to
make correct decisions and act accordingly) what is it of interest
what I do on my time off if I meet the 12 hours from bottle to stick.

You need personal experience (with the use of alcohol which I have) to
comment on the stupid original posting.

Big John

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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And people who are willing to drive drunk are generally willing to fly
drunk as well.

I disagree. I know hundreds of pilots, but not a single one who will fly
after drinking. I know plenty if people who will drive after drinking. I
mistrust your sample.

Big John writes:

You must have some experience with a drinking problem?

I don't use recreational or illicit drugs at all.

I can rinse my mouth out with a mouth wash that contains alcohol and I
then cannot pass the 'breathalizer' test.

So? You won't fail a blood test.

If I don't fly (legally) drunk (test does not evaluate your ability to
make correct decisions and act accordingly) what is it of interest
what I do on my time off if I meet the 12 hours from bottle to stick.

Twelve hours should be sufficient for most purposes. It would be better not
to drink at all, but I realize how addicted some people are to the drug.

You need personal experience (with the use of alcohol which I have) to
comment on the stupid original posting.

Drinkers often try to rationalize their reckless use of the drug, a behavior
that is common to substance abusers in general.