Justin Bieber smoking drugs on leased GIV.

[bleeke]

I've just been reading about Justin Bieber and his entourage smoking so much pot on a flight into Teterboro that the pilots had to wear oxygen masks to prevent them from inhaling the smoke. The FA had to stay in the cockpit because the abuse from the passengers became too much to handle. Surely all this, especially the pot smoking, is enough to justify an immediate diversion. Apparently the captain asked them several times to stop smoking the drugs without result. I know I would not have continued the flight under those circumstances.

[Iceburg1]

Yet another reason to hate that girly little ****

[340drvr]

Abnormal procedures checklist:
(Rainbow colored) Smoke in cabin:
1. Oxygen masks - donned
2. Cabin pressure - set to 20,000 ft.
3. Immediate descent and diversion to suitable landing airport.
4. Cabin (forcibly) evacuated.

[dc9-32]

They should have radioed ahead and request the feds make an appearance on arrival "for a spot check"....

[Pace]

DC9

Sadly money talks I hope he gets put away for 9 months on his assault and drug charges might make him realise that he is a mere mortal and a vastly overpaid **** with minimal talent who is the product of great marketing to a mass of silly schoolgirls.

it does highlight the unique pressures the Captain of a private jet can be under.
If this had been PAX on a commercial aircraft the police would have been waiting on landing. The Captain was remiss in not radioing ahead for a police presence on landing. MONEY TALKS

Pace

[SpringHeeledJack]

Whatever the 'musical' talents of the passengers, if enough pot had been smoked they would have been unable to realise just how silly they were being whilst within a small aluminium tube whizzing through the sky 10miles above the earth. I suppose that like alcohol, Rx etc once someone's gone too far, it's too late to reason and if it's a group, forget it. I wonder if the pilots radioed ahead for police intervention when landed, or did they decide for commercial reasons to let it slide ?

[malc4d]

Just a thought....

If they have to allow smoking (of all types), how do they get rid of the stink before the next charter.. or do you have to have smoking and non smoking aircraft ??

[fatmanmedia]

If i was PIC i would have done what 340drvr would have done but added to that i would have phoned the Feds and the Press.

It maybe the case that money talks, but putting the life's of all on board at rick is not worth any amount of money.

Fats

[kms901]

I have friends who tour with him and I believe every word of this. As long as he makes money, he will be allowed to carry on. When the income stream falters, he will be left to crash and burn. Hopefully not literally.

[ksjc]

Didn't this flight come from Canada and weren't US CBP agents there to meet the plane at KTEB upon arrival? I believe there was some sort of associated hours long delay at KTEB due to the pot.

Frankly couldn't care less but sure hope this incident didn't inconvenience anyone else that day.

Back in my jet charter days I was taking some Hollywood types to Hawaii one day but they were thoughtful enough to ask: "Dude...is it cool if we smoke some weed?" or some such thing. I said "not cool" and that was that.

[I.R.PIRATE]

News is saying they put dogs and police onboard, but nothing was found other than empty packaging which may have contained the weed.

[jetopa]

Forgive me to play the devil's advocate here, but let's assume the following for one second:

you don't have a spoiled kid like this on board but somebody you really admire and look up to. Now she or he does something that you don't like to see at all but is still short of something that you absolutely must report to the authorities. Wouldn't you look the other way in this case and say: 'Hey, let's cut her / him some slack'?

I'm not ratting on my passengers and what they do or talk about is not my business - as long as not doing something about it wouldn't bring me and my crew in trouble or was grossly unethical for other reasons.

[aerochip]

2. Cabin pressure - set to 20,000 ft.

+1

[HS125]

I'm not ratting on my passengers and what they do or talk about is not my business - as long as not doing something about it wouldn't bring me and my crew in trouble or was grossly unethical for other reasons.

I think this is a very good point, and [often significant] discretion is required to work in this business, however; I think crew being forced by the pax to breath second hand smoke from performance-altering drugs is along way across the line, especially since it seems they were warned/instructed not to.

[robbreid]

i would have phoned the Feds and the Press.

The Feds and the Press were called - aircraft was searched by DEA, drug dogs, passengers detained for 5 hours - and absolutely nothing was found.

[dallas]

He needs to go to jail. I wouldn't wish his situation on my worst enemy as it's unsustainable. The only unknown is the seriousness of the drop when it comes.

[bleeke]

As far as I'm concerned they can do whatever they want in the back as long as they don't jeopardise the safety of the aircraft and crew. If you have to use oxygen masks to keep you from getting intoxicated this is obviously a serious safety concern and in this case for me an immediate diversion would have been the only outcome. I would rather explain why I diverted than why there is traces of drugs in my system and risk losing my license.

[Nikonair]

From drinking and driving to smoking and flying, all in the same month, this guy really takes the cake. No respect at all for the crew, nor for safety.

[jetopa]

I would rather explain why I diverted than why there is traces of drugs in my system and risk losing my license.

Eactly!

[Pace]

dallas

I wouldn't wish his situation on my worst enemy

Can I be worse than your worst enemy please I can handle it promise



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