I had 2 DUI's about 6 years ago, is it realistic for me to become a commercial pilot?

(Paul Tomblin) wrote in
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In a previous article, Bertie the Bunyip said:
Plenty of pilots who would drive drunk wouldn't even consider getting
near an airplane in that condition

Anybody who would drive drunk should be restricted to electric
wheelchairs or riding lawnmowers.



Lots are! Doesn't mean that Anthony has even the slightest idea what he's
talking about.

Bertie

On Jul 9, 8:47 pm, (Paul Tomblin) wrote:
In a previous article, Bertie the Bunyip said:

Plenty of pilots who would drive drunk wouldn't even consider getting
near an airplane in that condition

Anybody who would drive drunk should be restricted to electric wheelchairs
or riding lawnmowers.

--
Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/
"The ideals we uphold during a crisis define who we are." - Bruce Scheierhttp://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0109.html

A few years ago I was at the Wally World and there was a woman driving
one of the motorized buggys who was so drunk that walmart security
"helped" her to stop driving and called her relatives to come get
her. She had obviously driven there in that condition. I think what
got their attention was her running into the Potatoe (grin) chips
display.

Robert

Paul Tomblin wrote:
In a previous article, Bertie the Bunyip said:
Plenty of pilots who would drive drunk wouldn't even consider getting
near an airplane in that condition

Anybody who would drive drunk should be restricted to electric wheelchairs
or riding lawnmowers.

http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=51855

Bertie the Bunyip writes:

Plenty of pilots who would drive drunk wouldn't even consider getting
near an airplane in that condition

Driving drunk is a demonstration of extraordinarily poor judgement--poor
enough to justify keeping the driver on the ground indefinitely.

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There are other demonstrations of poor judgement as well.

Driving drunk is a demonstration of extraordinarily poor judgement--poor
enough to justify keeping the driver on the ground indefinitely.

Isn't a driver normally on the ground? Are you now an expert on substance
abuse, just like piloting, aviation medicine, and breast feeding?

Go get a reality check.

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Bertie the Bunyip writes:

Plenty of pilots who would drive drunk wouldn't even consider getting
near an airplane in that condition

Driving drunk is a demonstration of extraordinarily poor judgement--
poor
enough to justify keeping the driver on the ground indefinitely.

Wrong again and again and again and again and again and again and
again
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There are other demonstrations of poor judgement as well.

Wha like repeatedly posting worng info?

Bertie

El Maximo writes:

Actually, that question is completely irrelevant to the question posed.

No, it is not. The FAA is concerned about pilots who fly while drunk; it
doesn't care how many times they've been drunk in the past while not flying.
Their concern with DUI is to try to predict who is likely to become drunk
before flying today, not in the past. Since they cannot check every pilot
before every flight, they try to predict and move proactively.

If this prospective pilot no longer drinks, he should do what is necessary to
prove that to the FAA so that he can get his medical. If he still drinks, he
should think twice. Generally, one DUI is an extremely bad sign, and two
should logically be a showstopper, but there are exceptions to every rule (and
there are pilots who get drunk and kill themselves and others).

Mxsmanic wrote in
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El Maximo writes:

Actually, that question is completely irrelevant to the question
posed.

No, it is not. The FAA is concerned about pilots who fly while drunk;
it doesn't care how many times they've been drunk in the past while
not flying. Their concern with DUI is to try to predict who is likely
to become drunk before flying today, not in the past. Since they
cannot check every pilot before every flight, they try to predict and
move proactively.


Nopekl worng again fjukkwit


Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

I had 2 Dui's (one when I was 21 and one when I was 22) and I'm now
almost 28. I was working on a degree in communications and I'm at
about the junior level, but my old dream of flying just came back to
me all of the sudden and I thought I would make absolutely sure if
those DUI's will be more than just an obstacle for me.

The important question is: Do you still drink?

Nope.

What would be an important question for a whole other discussion is:
Do you now drink responsibly or are you still acting like a kid?

--
Jim Pennino

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What would be an important question for a whole other discussion is:
Do you now drink responsibly or are you still acting like a kid?

Two DUIs is strong evidence of irresponsibility or alcoholism, neither of
which is compatible with safe flight.