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Drunk pilot arrested in London

Drunk pilot arrested in LondonNov 13th, 2009 at 1:00PM: After (another) pilot was found drunk in London this week, the issue of pilot inebriation has become a frequent discussion topic. Since 1997, 11 commercial pilots, on average, have tested positive for alcohol every year. According to FAA regulations, pilots can't fly with a blood alcohol content of above 0.04 percent (it's 0.02 percent in Great Britain). Last year, 13 pilots tested ...

Irony: NWA pilots land late because of scheduling discussion

Irony: NWA pilots land late because of scheduling discussionOct 27th, 2009 at 4:00PM: The investigation into the overshooting Northwest Airlines flight continues. The National Transportation Safety Board has found that the pilots were distracted by conversations and the use of personal laptops when flying 150 miles past Minneapolis. One of the topics being bandied about was scheduling, though I suspect it didn't involve the impact of a late arrival because of a missed airport. ...

Plane Answers: "Chit-chat" did NOT doom Colgan flight 3407

Plane Answers: May 25th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Welcome to Gadling's feature, Plane Answers, where our resident airline pilot, Kent Wien, answers your questions about everything from takeoff to touchdown and beyond. Have a question of your own? Ask away! Allow me to invoke some commentary in lieu of today's usual Plane Answers post. So much has been written about the Colgan Dash 8 accident in Buffalo, NY. As I've written before in a "Pilots are ...

Helo pilot grounded because of in-flight porn star tryst

Helo pilot grounded because of in-flight porn star trystMay 15th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Definition of good sex: you're willing to come back for more Definition of great sex: you're willing to piss away your pilot's license Definition of unforgettable sex: "great" sex with a porn star David Martz is stupid enough to make receiving oral sex unpleasant. How? He was videotaped(!) on the receiving end of a passenger's lips while flying a helicopter around San Diego. If this is some ...

Buffalo crash pilot lied on job application

Buffalo crash pilot lied on job applicationMay 13th, 2009 at 6:00PM: Remember that plane crash in February, in Buffalo? There were 50 fatalities. Well, it turns out the pilot would have lost his job if he hadn't lost his life. Marvin Renlsow, who was a pilot for Colgan, reportedly falsified his job application by not disclosing two failures on flight tests in small planes. Had his supervisors known, he "would have been immediately dismissed." Currently, the ...

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