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Old 29th December 2006 | 20:08
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SXB
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Your post is simply a statement of your own views, you don't include anything factual or concrete to suggest there is an alcohol problem in the aviation industry (which there isn't, of course) You also make sweeping comments which basically say that anyone who has a drink isn't fit to be a pilot.

Firstly, alcoholism is a disease which can be cured, you will come across reformed alcoholics in positions involving public safety everyday. There is nothing wrong with such people holding positions of trust. In anycase, why are you singling out reformed alcoholics ? What about people who have suffered some sort of mental illness in the past ? (one in four people suffer from a mental health problem at some point in their life) Are these people fit to fly an aircraft ? What about people who've had other serious health problems ? Howabout firing all pilots who support Chelsea ?

I'm not quite sure why you are raising this subject in the first place, the aviation industry doesn't suffer from an abnormally high alcohol abuse rate, planes are not falling out of the sky because pilots are coming straight from the bar to the FD. Once or twice a year the press seize upon any incident involving aviation and alcohol, normally the coverage is inaccurate, sensationalistic and irresponsible.
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