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Wilfred
12-05-2011, 12:59 PM
CBS news is reporting that the FAA Administrator, Babbitt, was stopped and cited for DWI when found driving on the wrong side of the road. He cooperated with arresting officer(s) and was released on is own recognizance per the report.

Hope he remembers that he has to report that arrest within (I think it is ) 30 days or be in trouble with the FAA since he is a pilot.

I recall when a past FAA administrator using an FAA airplane damaged a commercial aircraft by taxiing into its wing, and had the book thrown at him by is own FAA - they fined him $50 !!!!

Nice to be on the inside. It will be interesting to see how this DWI incident turns out.

mcmurphy
12-05-2011, 01:17 PM
Maybe he thought it was 8 inches bottle to throttle.:rollseyes:

David Darnell
12-05-2011, 10:06 PM
The old joke in Army Aviation was- "No drinking within 12 feet of the aircraft"......

Maybe thats what he was thinking....

Mike M
12-06-2011, 09:23 AM
The old joke in Army Aviation was- "No drinking within 12 feet of the aircraft"......

Maybe thats what he was thinking....

in the Old Navy (no, not the clothing store) it was "if you can't fly drunk, you can't fly"

gee, i wonder why the accident rate has dropped in the last thirty years?

steveinindy
12-06-2011, 07:29 PM
Well....he's resigned.