Originally Posted by
JustAMushroom
Flying drunk and the offenses listed above are not equivalent. This is a false choice. We agree as a society some things deserve a second chance. I'll bet, given the similar circumstance, most on this board would not have recovered with as much dignity. And before you say "I would never be in that situation", I say BS. Maybe you won’t abuse booze, but at some point we all make bad decisions and if you haven't yet, you just haven't lived long enough. I say, those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw grenades.
Well said. I know of a few individuals who have gone through similar situations and even though it was an honest mistake on their part, they take responsibility for it.
How many pilots can say that they have never gone out the night before and thought that 8 hours was enough to sober up. .04 will fail a test and it's far from "drunk".