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Some alcohol is allowed because cough medicine has...

2009-11-13T06:58:25.077-08:00

Some alcohol is allowed because cough medicine has trace amounts. A normal dose won't get you drunk but will show on a breathalizer. You can't expect to ruin someone's career because they blew a 0.00000001. Zero will never be the law.

I believe that the limit AND the tolerance for any...

2009-11-12T08:37:18.075-08:00

I believe that the limit AND the tolerance for any presence of alcohol on a flight crew members system, should be ZERO. If someone is willing to study years to become an airline pilot, he or she should have the exact dimension of the responsibility involved in flying a commercial aircraft.

This case is only one that got caught. Over the pa...

2009-11-11T03:49:02.449-08:00

This case is only one that got caught. Over the past 10 years, due to increased security screen and observations, more incidents are emerging.

Tip of the iceberg?

2009-11-11T03:46:00.830-08:00

Tip of the iceberg?

Tip of the Iceberg? I wouldn't go so far as t...

2009-11-11T03:37:04.636-08:00

Tip of the Iceberg?

I wouldn't go so far as to imply that, but this is only one that most recently got caught. Over the past 10 years the number surfacing has definitely been increasing.