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The new airline thread
"Listen man, we're just going to run a few tests so that I can establish that you're safe to drive. It won't take too long, and you'll be on your way." Enter, the Drug Recognition Expert. Blow zero? Yeah, doesn't matter. For further Google fun, look up the 600+ sober DUI arrests in Tennessee. BREAK BREAK: Just to pull this discussion back on subject. On the side of the road, about the time when the cop starts with the small-talk questions (which are not small talk), I'm limiting my answers, and I will quickly establish that I don't consent to searches or roadside tests. On the jetbridge is another story. The rules of evidence are different, and I'm more concerned at that moment with my fitness to fly and further employment, in that proximal priority.
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The new airline thread
Rumor is that the F/O popped in Sweden doesn’t drink. https://www.chicagocriminallawyer.pro/blog/the-impact-of-keto-diets-on-dui-breath-test-accuracy/
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The new airline thread
Unfortunately, from what I've seen, false positive, or BS "drug recognition expert" arrest that ultimately gets thrown out, still triggers certain Fed actions, including grounding and HIMS goat-rope (a valuable program, but if you're stone cold sober it gets devalued as a haze).
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The new airline thread
My personal bottle-to-throttle is about double the FOM standard. Just too much money in the pot to call that hand. That said, if I ever do get into widebody international again, I will go full Quaker from CONUS coast-out to clearing US customs. Happy to go hit Oktoberfest or a bottle of wine with dinner up the Italian coast...but only on vacation.
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A330 Tanker loses the boom...
Billions of cargo ton-miles flown by 767s every year. OTS systems and parts just lying all around. AF: yeah we want to redesign the tracks and rails. Just cannot get out of their own way.
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WTF? (**NSFW**)
CEO (who is married) of a not small company got publicly caught fishing off the company pier. Hilarity ensued. Company is not small, but not a household name, so if you don't know who that is, it just means you are living right in terms of social media consumption. His wife has since removed her married name off of her Linked-In account, as a barometer of how that's going.
- WTF? (**NSFW**)
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Starting a podcast before being selected for a military pilot slot: Good or Terrible idea?
Podcast? Hard no. A video diary, that you might or might not edit/cut/splice and selectively release long after you've reached some level of success? ...still probably no, but maybe this over the podcast idea.
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Lighten Up Francis!
- The Next President is...
Lol; I grew up in a suburb. I usually lead off with I'm from Chicago, unless they're familiar then we can get more specific. I sure as heeeeelllll don't say I'm from Englewood.- E-7A Wedgetail
Had friends that were ABMs. They tried. A few had moments of helpfulness. But overall, BACN was 1000% more useful than Darkstar, any day.- Israel strikes Tehran
- Commanders are dropping like flies this year
- Israel strikes Tehran
Shout out to the herbs: NKAWTG- The Next President is...
Staged- Track Selects and Assignment Nights
Speaking of which- The Next President is...
No-one has to. It's obvious at this point. If whatever media you choose is headlining something that rhymes with "fine people on both sides", it's 99% certainty that checking the surrounding two minutes or less of tape will yield the polar opposite of the narrative being peddled.- Track Selects and Assignment Nights
Ahhh, that makes a lot more sense.- Track Selects and Assignment Nights
So these are FAIP awards going to the T-38...before they've ever flown a T-38. Bold move, Cotton- Track Selects and Assignment Nights
Mix? FAIP, AdAir?- How do you feel about your airframe and mission?
Any time it’s written or said that the Air Force supports the CAS mission: Straight up bullshit.- F-35 Lightning info
Juxtaposed against our decision to kick Turkey out of the Fat Amy club for their decision to shop at the other retailer...could generate some interesting rebuttals.- Lighten Up Francis!
- F15EX Going to KMTC
Does beg the question why the entire order was for family models.- The Next President is...
That would be, in essence, the extent of the process that they are due. An officer in the field should be able to investigate and determine legal status fairly easily. I can prove my legal status lickety split...I get to stay. This idea that every alien should get hearings ad infinitum is absurd. - The Next President is...
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