Lake Winnepausaukee

Have you heard the term "group-think?"

"Skylune" wrote in
lkaboutaviation.com
:

When the planes land on the lake, do Coast Guard regulations or
the FAR's apply?

Seaplanes are subject to the Coast Guard regulations during water
operations and FAR 91.115


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Skylune,

Once on the water, normal water right of way rules apply although some
(depending on location) speed limits are waived for the aircraft during
takeoff and landing.

From a safety standpoint, it seems that a trained pilot who has
undergone federal testing procedures on operation of her or his craft
both in the air and one the water (including planning and making
allowances for watercraft), just might be a little safer than those
operating watercraft and who haven't had to take any sort of formal
training or testing and about 30-40% of whom are drinking while
operating their watercraft.

Don't know why you'd want to discriminate in favor of aircraft when you
go create wakes, I'm sure the boaters would love it, too.

Well, actually in NH you do need a boating certificate to operate legally.
And boaters do get arrested for DWI. Lake Winni is heavily patrolled, so
drunken boaters will get caught.

But I get your point; drunken boaters are a hazard.

By the way, when a private pilot gets into his/her plane, who checks to
see if he/she is drunk or otherwise intoxicated? Two years ago, right
here in my little state of New Hampshire, a guy got drunk, had an
altercation with the cops, got a restraining order against him, and then
flew his plane from Nashua Airport into his wife's house! Its on the NTSB
website. One of my favorite stories.....

Skylune wrote:

By the way, when a private pilot gets into his/her plane, who checks to
see if he/she is drunk or otherwise intoxicated?

The same guy who checks to see if you're sober before you get into your car.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

Now ,I like that statement.Good one Gorge.
"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Skylune wrote:

By the way, when a private pilot gets into his/her plane, who checks to
see if he/she is drunk or otherwise intoxicated?

The same guy who checks to see if you're sober before you get into your
car.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

Steven wrote:

Now ,I like that statement.Good one Gorge

NWPILOT, is that you? I thought you left the newsgroup?

--
Peter

Hear, hear!

-R

STEVEN SIMPSON wrote:
Now ,I like that statement.Good one Gorge.
"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Skylune wrote:

By the way, when a private pilot gets into his/her plane, who checks to
see if he/she is drunk or otherwise intoxicated?

The same guy who checks to see if you're sober before you get into your
car.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

Or, the same guy who checks Skylune's med's every evening at the asylum.


"George Patterson" wrote in message
news:FiHre.5847$fa3.921@trndny01...
Skylune wrote:

By the way, when a private pilot gets into his/her plane, who checks to
see if he/she is drunk or otherwise intoxicated?

The same guy who checks to see if you're sober before you get into your
car.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

Yep, there are badly screwed up people throughout humanity.
Fortunately, drunk flying is so very rare that it makes the news while
drunk driving and boating is so commonplance that it is largely ignored
by the media.