DUI Conviction

ceaser28 writes:

I am 23 years old and I have been convicted of 1 DUI for smelling like
alcohol pratically in New Hampshire, do I still have a shot at being a
commercial pilot?

Yes, legally. If the conviction was before November 29, 1990, or it was the
only conviction, or it was not the only conviction but it was separated from
any previous conviction(s) by at least three years, you can still obtain a
license. See FAR 61.15.

The FAA is surprisingly lenient towards alcohol abusers, as opposed to its
attitude towards, say, asthmatics. I suppose there are more alcoholics than
asthmatics at the agency.

Whether an airline will hire you with a history of substance abuse is a
separate question for which I do not have an answer.

If you are hired, please name the airline that hired you here, so that I can
avoid it in the future.

Mxsmanic wrote:

The FAA is surprisingly lenient towards alcohol abusers, as opposed to its
attitude towards, say, asthmatics.

Asthmatics generally don't have a problem with the FAA.

If you are hired, please name the airline that hired you here, so that I can
avoid it in the future.

Some people on the forum act like they've never gotten away with doing
something really stupid when they were young and immortal.



-c

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

ceaser28 writes:

I am 23 years old and I have been convicted of 1 DUI for smelling
like alcohol pratically in New Hampshire, do I still have a shot at
being a commercial pilot?

Yes, legally. If the conviction was before November 29, 1990, or it
was the only conviction, or it was not the only conviction but it was
separated from any previous conviction(s) by at least three years, you
can still obtain a license. See FAR 61.15.

The FAA is surprisingly lenient towards alcohol abusers, as opposed to
its attitude towards, say, asthmatics. I suppose there are more
alcoholics than asthmatics at the agency.

Whether an airline will hire you with a history of substance abuse is
a separate question for which I do not have an answer.

If you are hired, please name the airline that hired you here, so that
I can avoid it in the future.


You are an idiot.


Bertie