But what of the *en route,* party-attendee pilot who finds himself
without a convenient place to wait out the required 8 hour period?
Will he truly find himself "more refreshed" as promised by Mr. Honeck
in that article? What are his options?

He can:

1. Rent a room from Mr. Honeck for 8 hours at the _daily_
rate _if_ there is a vacancy.

2. He can rent a room someplace else for 8 hours at full
rate _if_ there is a vacancy, and in addition incur round
trip transportation charges.

3. He can walk the streets, or otherwise kill time, for 8
hours, then depart for OSH in less than optimal physical
condition.

3. He can depart for OSH at his convenience, and disregard
the regulations.

4. ...


So if the pilot ends up walking the street because he drank when he
shouldn't have.....this is Jay's fault?

So while the options he faces don't preclude him from operating his
aircraft within the regulations, the choice is likely to be costly,
perhaps more costly than anticipated.

More costly than anticipated by the pilot? SO WHAT??!?!?! Thats the pilots
problem. If he had planned on leaving 3 hours later, he should have drank
Diet Coke. This is NOT Jay's issue.


What sort of host puts his guests in such a situation? I say it's a
host who places his own interests above those of fellow airmen enticed
by his ill conceived marketing scheme.

"...puts guests in such a situation"???? Jay is not putting ANYONE in ANY
situation. We're not talking about 5 year olds being attracted to the
playground equipment in a building zone. We're talking about adults who can
legally consume alcohol whenever they like. If they bust a reg in the
process....oops, still not Jay's fault. I can't believe that someone could
think it would be.

But a _publicly_ advertised tailhookesque marketing campaign is still
a damaging image of airmen, at the wrong time.

PR for pilots should always be on the front of our minds. But this is about
personal responsibility, not some liberal wanting to get rich off of "evil
big insurance".