Pilot sentenced to 6 months for flying drunk:
11-05-2011, 02:38 PM
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Pilot sentenced to 6 months for flying drunk:
DENVER – A United Express pilot convicted of flying a commercial flight while drunk will serve six months in federal prison.
Thirty-three-year-old Aaron Jason Cope of Norfolk, Va., was sentenced Friday in Denver federal court.
Judge John Tunheim also ordered Cope to serve six months in home detention after completing his prison term followed by two years of supervised release.
Cope was convicted in June of flying under the influence on a flight from Austin, Texas, to Denver in December 2009. The flight was operated by Shuttle America for United Express.
The plane's captain thought he smelled alcohol on Cope's breath and a breathalyzer showed Cope had a blood alcohol content of 0.09 percent.
The Federal Aviation Administration prohibits anyone from flying with a blood alcohol content of 0.04
Read more: Pilot Gets 6 Months In Prison For Flying Drunk | Fox News
Thirty-three-year-old Aaron Jason Cope of Norfolk, Va., was sentenced Friday in Denver federal court.
Judge John Tunheim also ordered Cope to serve six months in home detention after completing his prison term followed by two years of supervised release.
Cope was convicted in June of flying under the influence on a flight from Austin, Texas, to Denver in December 2009. The flight was operated by Shuttle America for United Express.
The plane's captain thought he smelled alcohol on Cope's breath and a breathalyzer showed Cope had a blood alcohol content of 0.09 percent.
The Federal Aviation Administration prohibits anyone from flying with a blood alcohol content of 0.04
Read more: Pilot Gets 6 Months In Prison For Flying Drunk | Fox News
11-06-2011, 04:10 AM
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Again I ask this question
"The plane's captain thought he smelled alcohol on Cope's breath"
If this is the case then why did the Cpt.allow him to continue and whatever happened to looking out for your fellow pilots ?
If this is the case then why did the Cpt.allow him to continue and whatever happened to looking out for your fellow pilots ?
11-06-2011, 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by xjcaptain
Looking our for your fellow pilots means not showing up drunk, and putting them in a tough spot. Let's put the blame where it belongs.
11-06-2011, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DYNASTY HVY
If this is the case then why did the Cpt.allow him to continue...
I mean I don't blame the captain in the slightest, I agree he should have been arrested, I just can't believe it took him that long to figure it out. 0.09 is pretty up there, wonder how smashed he was the night before.
11-06-2011, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by xjcaptain
Looking our for your fellow pilots means not showing up drunk, and putting them in a tough spot. Let's put the blame where it belongs.
Plenty of chances to exercise ones authority so why not use it before it becomes an embarassing situation is all I,m saying .
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