Pilot, possibly intoxicated, flies around Philly for 3 hours

"Judah" wrote in message
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| There is a lot of talk in the article about charging him DWI for driving
| drunk on the highway. But there is no mention of the 0.04 and 8 hours
| bottle-to-throttle rule. Is the FAA not planning to charge him with flying
| drunk?
|

Of course they will, as well as for violating class B airspace, refusing to
comply with ATC instructions, and reckless and dangerous operation of an
aircraft. The FAA does not move very rapidly, though, so it may be nearly
six months before the pilot gets a letter. The FAA may also propose an
emergency revocation of the pilot's medical certificate. I suspect that the
FAA may wait to see if the pilot reports his DWI within the mandatory time
limit. If he does not, then they will get him for that, too.