Originally Posted by
Earthboundmsfit
Even though he’d most certainly be in hot water w the FAA in terms of certificate revocation, I seriously doubt he’d be criminally prosecuted for that even though technically he could be.
It has happened recently, a DAL pilot actually went to jail (young guy with a family). Also a corporate guy who blacked out in flight due to diabetes IIRC.
The cases which resulted in prison all specifically involved lying about and then flying with a known medical defect. Maybe they wouldn't go so hard over for a DUI, since that's not clearly a grounding medical condition. But they could.
I do agree that the FAA would shred all of his certs immediately, don't need DOJ or courts for that.