[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Foster Brooks? Please pick up the white Courtesy Phone in the lobby!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC5_W_YsPKg

[BradyLS]

That’s sad. He should have called in sick if that option was open to him.

[SkyDancer]

Wait. A Skywest pilot flying a connecting flight on Delta? Was he the pilot or just dead heading home?

[glasseye]

I have a friend who passed into the highest ranks of ‘big jets’ who lost it all because of being a drunk.
He flew a group of us to Denver for a party once on a commercial jet from San Jose, CA.
His older brother is in law enforcement which is the only reason he is not in jail.

[dp0622]

I thought your brother was in finance?

[MichaelCorleone]

-—Pilots are prohibited from flying with a blood alcohol content of over .04,...-—

I thought commercial pilots were prohibited from drinking alcohol at all. Seems to me that’s not too much to ask.

[SkyPilot]

Not condoning what he did at all, but I have known a lot of pilots over the years who drank, especially on the road. Flying consistently ranks as one of the most stressful jobs (if not the most stressful).

What people see in the movies or imagine commercial airline flying to be, and what it really is, are two different things. A lot of pilots drink to de-stress and to try and sleep. Sometimes, it leads to alcoholism and addiction.

[plain talk]

A SkyWest Airlines pilot has been arrested for allegedly trying to fly a plane while under the influence.

How high can you fly? You'll never ... never .... never reach the sky.

[wideminded]

I have heard that sometimes these drunk pilots are stopped because someone just happens to notice alcohol on their breath as they arrive at the plane. But if there is not some sort of standard check there must be a lot of case where no one notices.