Drunk America West pilots cannot be prosecuted

kevin wrote in message news:gn8Ya.79676$Ho3.11153@sccrnsc03...

A state judge is powerless to suspend, or revoke a pilots license. Only
the FAA can do this. If she thinks she can she is sadly mistaken, and
the Feds will not let some power hungry state judge undermind their
authority. She is dreaming.

The FAA has a good record of allowing state and local governments to
undermine their authority.

Several years ago, Las Cruces, NM enacted city ordinances about the
use of radios and traffic patterns at the (non-towered) local airport.
You could get a ticket for not using the radio and not flying the
traffic pattern like the airport manager wanted you to. The FAA
refused to get involved. Fortunately, an influential local pilot
convinced the city council to repeal the ordinance after a year or so.

Also a few years ago, the city of Mesa, AZ had an ordinance that
mandated all aircraft over the city maintain 1000 AGL or more. They
actually had city police helicopters chasing down airplanes and giving
out tickets. The FAA again showed zero interest and chose not to
challenge the ordinance.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)