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Old 09-28-2009 | 09:13 PM
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Default RE: Drinking and Flying

ORIGINAL: TBONE6

drinking impairs your vision and motor skills. why would you put yourself, your members, your field, your airplane, and spectators at risk?

I lurk alot, however this one deserves my observation:

Agreed with TBONES, however...

At any point in time did you feel you were in danger? Did you see pilot's flying that indicated they were impaired? Did you see pilots flying without the ablity to control their aircraft? Did you see aircraft aiming toward you in a dangerous manner? Were spectators at risk? Did you say anything to anyone? Did you ask? Did you verify a specific pilot was drinking and then within moments was flying? Did you administer a field test?

According to your post, the only ones acting-a-fool were riding/driving vehicles, ripping up the runway.

You said it wasn't a club. It may have been on someones personal land. Private land owner can do anything they want to do. Maybe the cards were just there for frequence control. I do not see anything on the AMA site for an event this past weekend in Tenn.

I was recently at a warbird event and there were plenty of the senior type pilots having a cold one in the back and then flying their 100 mph Mustangs, didn't bother me or anyone else. I would never be so bold to come into a public forum like this and specificly identify people who may or may not have been drinking and flying. Such a direct "calling out" may come with repercussions. Seems to me, the only problem was you. Don't go back and you may not be allow back. In fact, if I were you, i may lie low for a bit.

EDIT: I should have read all the remaining post, I did not see this:
ORIGINAL: fly boy2
Its The******************, it was the Nashpros 09. I dont mean to put them down, friendly group just bad decisions.
That is a group I avoid like the H1N1, not the group you want to cross. Good luck with that.