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2008-06-27 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Pilots Overshot Airport by 359 Miles - That's a definite wave off

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-06-27 12:51|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 I suppose we should look at the bright side - it was on autopilot, at least it did not attempt to auto-land.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-06-27 14:54|| 2008-06-27 14:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe this had something to do with it...

AROUND 50 pilots each year in India are being grounded because they had consumed alcohol before taking a flight, say the country's civil aviation authorities. Dozens of pilots are found to have consumed alcohol during routine pre-medical tests every year in India, said the Director General of Civil Aviation, Kanu Gohain.

A flight from India's capital to the eastern city of Patna was cancelled last Saturday after a routine medical test on crew members revealed the pilot had consumed alcohol. "We do catch pilots who had taken alcohol routinely and so does the airlines," said Mr Gohain. "We have strict guidelines for alcohol intake and any operating crew is pulled up immediately, and the airlines too can punish crew members," he said by telephone from Mumbai.

Civil aviation rules specify that pilots and cabin crew cannot consume alcohol 12 hours before taking a flight. A pilot can be grounded for three months and he can lose his license if he repeats the mistake again, said Mr Gohain.

India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world with dozens of new airlines competing with each other everyday, often resulting in pilots forced to fly at short notices. The country has about 4500-5000 commercial pilots, and another 2500 are undergoing training.

Posted by tu3031 2008-06-27 15:11|| 2008-06-27 15:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Must have wanted to give his liver a bit more time to get his blood alcohol level below the legal limit.

Posted by gorb 2008-06-27 15:40|| 2008-06-27 15:40|| Front Page Top

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