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Old July 5th 07, 06:08 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Luke Skywalker
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Default I had 2 DUI's about 6 years ago, is it realistic for me to become a commercial pilot?

On Jul 4, 8:31 pm, wrote:


Pretty good suggestions in the thread. Mine would be:

First check and make sure that they are on your record. there is a
way to do that.

Second Are you still drinking is a relevant question. You need to
understand yourself "how" you came to be DWI...ie childish college
thing (the age suggest this) or are you having some problem with
alcohol?

Third. I believe that you can get airman certificates..and getting
capable for a real job...is going to take some time so more time will
pass between your DUI and the present. But an airline job is going to
be a hard hill to climb...unless there are some "guality" jobs in
between the DUI and "now" and you are going to have to have a really
good explanation of 1) how it happened, 2) what you learned from it
and 3) that it has never happened again...I mean you are going to need
to be like Ceaser's wife...above reproach.

When I was at an airline (that went bust of course) but was a boeing
operator we hired one pilot who had a DWI...she had a very good
explanation for number 3...and we made it clear that anything in the
future was a "big problem"...she claimed, and it was believable that
she was done drinking. AS best I can tell that was accurate and we
never had a hint of trouble with her.

Good luck.

Robert