kevin wrote in message news:Dj8Ya.79936$uu5.8446@sccrnsc04...
John Smith wrote:
Well, if they are prepared to continue flying drunk (and lets face it, with
blood 0.091, they were), hopefully they will not get their jobs back, from
anyone. Unsafe pilots should be grounded, end of story.


"Edward Todd" wrote in message
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Florida cannot prosecute pilots

http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/08/05/pi...ing/index.html



Although the local authorties dont like to admit it, no State, city, or
county, has any authority to revoke , or suspend a pilots license.
Only the FAA can bust them.


Indeed. And she isn't trying to do this. They were being prosecuted
under *state* law barring the operation of an aircraft while drunk.
The feds have already done their thing...these guys had their tickets
revoked, and will likely never fly again professionally. All the judge
was doing was determining if the state could nail them under state law
also.