tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post3651239057897590253..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Red Eyes Can Signify DehydrationAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-54820827847028766732013-04-01T03:45:52.384+00:002013-04-01T03:45:52.384+00:00Interesting post - on several fronts.
As you'...Interesting post - on several fronts.<br /><br />As you've likley seen, two states (south of the 49th parallel) have legalized cannabis use. The FAA is going to need to come up with some guidelines of some sort, though it will likely take them 10 years.<br /><br />And, on the point of hydrating, I've experienced both ends of the spectrum. Long, unpressurized flights in dry air at altitude have left me feeling sluggish and behind the airplane (well, more so than normal). Interesting that a study has given me a data point to (somewhat) provide an excuse, lol.<br /><br />On the other side of the coin, those of us from the deep south enjoy <b>sweet</b> iced tea. Northern states don't know that this doesn't mean trying in vain to stir a single sugar packet into near-frozen liquid... So, on returning from the annual pilgramage to Oshkosh, a stop was planned at an airport with a nearby restaurant chain known to have sweet tea. Several liters of tea later we were were certainly experiencing <i>enhanced decision making</i> as we eyeballed the charts looking for an unplanned stop just 90 minutes into what should have been a 5:00 leg...GPS_Directhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178974821646219971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-90709590335790556402013-03-31T01:21:18.314+00:002013-03-31T01:21:18.314+00:00Professional pilots are complaining every day abou...Professional pilots are complaining every day about how their profession is being degraded every year with lower salaries and tougher working conditions. I am disgusted as well that other professionals in the industry would have known about this individual's drug use and did nothing to stop him from flying. Innocent people were killed and injured as a result of this pilot's actions. They had an expectation that their pilot wasn't high on pot and would get them safely to their destination.<br /><br />It will be very interesting to see what civil law suits develop against his estate and against Air Tindi as a result of this investigation. I expect Air Tindi's insurance company will be wanting some of their money back as well.<br /><br />YYC DispatcherYYC Dispatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236092995736203271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-22867096966302844252013-03-30T13:30:22.188+00:002013-03-30T13:30:22.188+00:00As cannabis becomes more and more like alcohol - l...As cannabis becomes more and more like alcohol - legally and socially accepted - we're going to have to come to terms with it. Flying, or driving, while impaired by anything is a horrible thing to do, and deserves to be a crime with serious penalties. Where the boundaries should be, I am not sure. We've apparently decided 8 hours is legally enough for alcohol. Is 24 hours enough for THC? 48? Never? <br /><br />I read the <a href="http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2011/a11w0151/a11w0151.asp" rel="nofollow">accident report</a>. The pilot had 10x the level of THC in his blood as would indicate recent, within 6 hours, use. They wanted to retest, but "there was insufficient remaining femoral artery blood". Shudder. This THC level probably means he had a tolerance, built up by frequent habitual use. Probably not the guy I want flying me around, single pilot IFR. I don't understand how people can work themselves into such sad, fatal corners, and take innocent people with them.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.com