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Old 17th Sep 2021, 15:33
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Impaired pilot arrested

https://www.nugget.ca/news/pilot-cha...opter-impaired

Pilot charged with flying helicopter impaired

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Sep 16, 2021 • 16 hours ago • 1 minute read • Join the conversation

A 56-year-old man from Newfoundland has been charged with operating a helicopter while impaired.The accused, whose name has not been released, faces one count of impaired operation and another count of refusing to provide a sample.

Shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday, North Bay police responded to the Jack Garland Airport in response to a report of a helicopter operating in an “erratic manner,” a statement from police said.

Police say the accused, who was the only occupant of the helicopter, made an unscheduled stop at the airport.

When police arrived, the helicopter landed in an unapproved area of the airport, police say, and the pilot was arrested for impaired operation. The accused also later refused to provide a suitable sample of his breath, police say.

The accused remains in custody pending a bail hearing at the North Bay Courthouse.

“North Bay police advise that any operator of a vehicle, vessel or aircraft that functions by any power other than muscular power is subject to the impaired driving laws in Canada,” the statement from police said.

“Every report of a person operating any of these modes of transportation is taken seriously by police and it is a crime in progress, so people should call 911.”
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Old 17th Sep 2021, 16:25
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Some might say being a helicopter pilot requires some form of impairment.
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Old 17th Sep 2021, 20:21
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Some might say two forms....

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I hope this gentleman seeks out and finds the help he needs.
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Old 18th Sep 2021, 12:04
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"a report of a helicopter operating in an “erratic manner,”"
isnt that literally what helicopters do?
I've seen 10000 hr pilots have trouble

my question is how drunk was he? did he literally pour himself out of the machine, or did he just have a glass of wine on an empty stomach?
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Old 18th Sep 2021, 16:23
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Flying the Gulf O'Mexico some years back, we had a pilot who was famoous (infamous?) for flying drunk. Base management wouldn't do anything until one day he got in the passenger's seat and requested help getting the Jetranger started.
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