Southwest pilot arrested in SAV

[Puckgoalie]

Delayed the flight 5 hours.

Southwest Airlines pilot accused of DUI is arrested at Georgia airport before flight

A TSA officer smelled alcohol on the pilot and informed law enforcement officials, a source said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Wardogg]

Former Herk driver. This checks out.

 

[HJB]

Sucks he couldn’t get the help he needed. Seeing some of the people I know go through HIMS, it’s amazing how well it works.

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

Sucks he couldn’t get the help he needed. Seeing some of the people I know go through HIMS, it’s amazing how well it works.

Sucks that he was willing to endanger everyone’s lives.

 

[MikeD]

Former Herk driver. This checks out.

SWA Capt or FO?

 

[Roger Roger]

Can’t throw back a shot of Jack in the crew van anymore, because of woke

 

[Minuteman]

Oh jeez, the article has a photo of cops contacting them on the flight deck.

 

[Boris Badenov]

The cops are worried about some slightly tipsy pilot when there's an obvious alien in 5E?

 

[Roger Roger]

Oh jeez, the article has a photo of cops contacting them on the flight deck.

View attachment 81568

 

[Wardogg]

SWA Capt or FO?

Him? I think he was the Capt. I just looked up his name in the FAA database.

 

[Ian_J]

<<off-topic posts moved to their own thread>>

 

[derg]

Sucks he couldn’t get the help he needed. Seeing some of the people I know go through HIMS, it’s amazing how well it works.

Yes.

Seeing some people very close to me go through the program, I'm glad it's there.

It is NOT a "Get out of Jail FREE" card whatsoever, it's intense, serious and life changing.

I do a lot more self evaluation now.

 

[Wardogg]

View: https://youtu.be/8HkNNcJkeMs?si=n0sWpCW2Yev30iSF

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

View: https://youtu.be/8HkNNcJkeMs?si=n0sWpCW2Yev30iSF

Tough to watch

 

[CFIT99]

Sucks that he was willing to endanger everyone’s lives.

I'm not saying that he is...but the mind of an alcoholic doesn't think that way, it's literally a disease that is telling him that to survive he needs to do this (I'm generalizing greatly but the point is still there)

 

[Skåning]

He refused the blood draw, that’s a career ender full stop.

 

[HeyEng]

He refused the blood draw, that’s a career ender full stop.

I had read that his tickets were pulled and the FAA database seems to indicate this as well. Although, I admit I didn't dig too deep.

 

[HJB]

Tough to watch

Very tough. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone

 

[Skåning]

I had read that his tickets were pulled and the FAA database seems to indicate this as well. Although, I admit I didn't dig too deep. View attachment 85024

Florida Man!

 

[pwttogfk]

I'm not saying that he is...but the mind of an alcoholic doesn't think that way, it's literally a disease that is telling him that to survive he needs to do this (I'm generalizing greatly but the point is still there)

At the same time, there need to be severe consequences. Society is a series of social contracts and he put lives at risk. Both my wife and I like our bougie booze. We’ve also both lost friends to drunk drivers. My sympathy for him is low to nonexistent. Addiction is awful but there are resources available before the “get in the front of a motor vehicle of any kind under the influence” stage.

Also, I had a doctor at Mayo tell me it would be easier for me to get my medical back if I was a raging alcoholic instead of just being unlucky enough to win the tick-bite lottery so…as tough as the “program” might be it’s still a defined path to a medical, which is better than most folks who have medical issues that aren’t a result of addiction get.