Originally Posted by
iceman49
Cajun, hope you never make an error in judgement, or if you do it will not be on the news. If you watched the video, that individual absolutely knew about what can happen to an individual under the influence, but it still happened to him. He was a naval flight surgeon.
As pilots we get lots of information on what to do and what not to do, but yet pilots still do it. Good luck in your career.
Error in judgment? You're not serious with that blanket statement right?
An error in judgment is not brining enough pairs of underwear on a 5 day trip. An error in judgment is cutting it a little too close to a thunderhead that rattles the cabin a bit more than expected.
I get hopped up on meth, head out to buy some more, plow into your family at a red light...is that still an error in judgment? Do I deserve prayers and empathy that I get the help I need while your wife and kids are in ICU with a tube down their throat?
Addiction is real. Putting on the wings the morning after and willingly reporting to duty with peoples lives as your responsibility isn't an error in judgment. It's absurd anyone could attempt to make a legitimate argument to the contrary.
FWIW, I've made plenty of mistakes in my career, and will make plenty more. Willingly jeopardizing myself, my family, my airline, and the x amount of people in the back of the plane because I decided to show up to work smelling like the bar from the night before will never be one of them.