Drunk pilot loses certificate

According to AVweb, John V. Salamone was the drunk pilot who flew through
controlled airspace near Philadelphia on Jan. 15. The FAA alleged that the
pilot endangered the lives of others and forced diversions of several
airliners. His breathalyzer was .13 alcohol level. The FAA has revoked his
certificate.

Apparently this guy was a solid citizen who had never done anything like
this before. Makes you wonder what happened to him.

--
Christopher J. Campbell
World Famous Flight Instructor
Port Orchard, WA


If you go around beating the Bush, don't complain if you rile the animals.

C J Campbell ) wrote:

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Apparently this guy was a solid citizen who had never done anything like
this before. Makes you wonder what happened to him.

I believe you meant to type that he was a citizen who never got *caught*
before. Who here can say whether this individual has ever flown under the
influence prior to this incident?

IMO, I hope he never gets his certificate back.

--
Peter












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If you go around beating the Bush, don't complain if you rile the animals.

Hmm. No wonder I don't watch the news. Either this guy was a solid, stand-up
citizen who has made one mistake in his life OR he is a drunk, has been a
drunk, always will be a drunk.

I'm guessing that I don't really know who he is or what really happened. I'm
also guessing that I never really will. I just hope that the FAA treats him
fairly, that he resolves whatever personal or physical issues he may have,
and that, someday, he gets to fly again.

But that's just my opinion!
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Travis
"Peter R." wrote in message
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C J Campbell ) wrote:

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Apparently this guy was a solid citizen who had never done anything like
this before. Makes you wonder what happened to him.

I believe you meant to type that he was a citizen who never got *caught*
before. Who here can say whether this individual has ever flown under
the
influence prior to this incident?

IMO, I hope he never gets his certificate back.

--
Peter












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"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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According to AVweb, John V. Salamone was the drunk pilot who flew through
controlled airspace near Philadelphia on Jan. 15. The FAA alleged that the
pilot endangered the lives of others and forced diversions of several
airliners. His breathalyzer was .13 alcohol level. The FAA has revoked his
certificate.

Apparently this guy was a solid citizen who had never done anything like
this before. Makes you wonder what happened to him.


Sounds like he got liquored up...

"Peter R." wrote in message
...
C J Campbell ) wrote:

snip
Apparently this guy was a solid citizen who had never done anything like
this before. Makes you wonder what happened to him.

I believe you meant to type that he was a citizen who never got *caught*
before. Who here can say whether this individual has ever flown under
the
influence prior to this incident?

Or drove...


IMO, I hope he never gets his certificate back.

Agreed!

"Travis Marlatte" wrote in message
link.net...
Hmm. No wonder I don't watch the news. Either this guy was a solid,
stand-up
citizen who has made one mistake in his life OR he is a drunk, has been a
drunk, always will be a drunk.

More likely the latter.


I'm guessing that I don't really know who he is or what really happened.
I'm
also guessing that I never really will. I just hope that the FAA treats
him
fairly, that he resolves whatever personal or physical issues he may have,
and that, someday, he gets to fly again.

Doesn't matter who he is; what matters is that he endangered hundreds of
people with a stunt that would make a teenager blush.

He got drunk.. thats what happened to him.

Dave

C J Campbell wrote:
According to AVweb, John V. Salamone was the drunk pilot who flew through
controlled airspace near Philadelphia on Jan. 15. The FAA alleged that the
pilot endangered the lives of others and forced diversions of several
airliners. His breathalyzer was .13 alcohol level. The FAA has revoked his
certificate.

Apparently this guy was a solid citizen who had never done anything like
this before. Makes you wonder what happened to him.

"Jules Beaudoin" wrote in message ...
If you go around beating the Bush, don't complain if you rile the animals.




What causes the most severe damage to the environment? Cutting down millions
of trees or planting one Bush?

Tom

Hate to drop a brick on your foot, especially if you have it in your
mouth for being so equivocal.

I've see a number of individuals who drank from wake up to the time
their eyes closed for sleep at night.

They were able to pass any and all tests of ANY kind (memory, verbal,
body activity, etc) given to them other than a breathalizer (sp) which
only measures a approximation of alcohol in the body, not any
impairment. The powers that be, assume impairment with an arbitrary
level measured.

How do you know this individual was not one whose body assimilated
alcohol in a manner that did not effect normal activities by any
measure (test)? Were the results of any impairment tests published?

One last shot over the bow. How many stone cold sober individuals have
flown through controlled airspace (the alleged activity)? Were their
ticket revoked?

Big John



On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 22:38:25 -0700, "Tom Sixkiller"
wrote:


"Travis Marlatte" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Hmm. No wonder I don't watch the news. Either this guy was a solid,
stand-up
citizen who has made one mistake in his life OR he is a drunk, has been a
drunk, always will be a drunk.

More likely the latter.


I'm guessing that I don't really know who he is or what really happened.
I'm
also guessing that I never really will. I just hope that the FAA treats
him
fairly, that he resolves whatever personal or physical issues he may have,
and that, someday, he gets to fly again.

Doesn't matter who he is; what matters is that he endangered hundreds of
people with a stunt that would make a teenager blush.