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Title: FAA requires charter owner (and sole employee/pilot) to randomly drug test self
Post by: Tupac on July 15, 2011, 10:55:17 PM: http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/overregulation-the-view-from-a-helicopter-cockpit/

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Post by: MachFly on July 16, 2011, 01:54:21 AM: :rofl

I can honestly say that I'm not surprised.
Title: Re: FAA requires charter owner
Post by: Golfer on July 16, 2011, 01:30:33 PM: Same goes for one individual and mobile maintenance shops. If the aircraft is on a certificate you're not touching it without being on a drug program. Single pilot/single airplane 135 operator? Yep, drug program.
Title: Re: FAA requires charter owner (and sole employee/pilot) t
Post by: guncrasher on July 16, 2011, 01:42:22 PM: well he can always sue his company, since he will be singled out for the random drug tests. perhaps his union rep can help him/

semp
Title: FAA requires charter owner and sole employee/pilot to randomly drug test self
Post by: eagl on July 16, 2011, 01:47:50 PM: He can probably sue himself and win a judgement equal to his earnings for the next 50 years, arrange a payment plan at a payoff rate below the taxable income threshold, claim the judgement as a business expense for tax purposes, and operate his business tax free for half a century.

A smart lawyer could make that a hell of a tax shelter :)
Title: Re: this title is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long!
Post by: RTHolmes on July 16, 2011, 02:55:50 PM: ^ born tax lawyer :lol

edit: do they test for alcohol too?
Title: Re: this title is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long!
Post by: Golfer on July 16, 2011, 03:25:26 PM: Quote from: RTHolmes on July 16, 2011, 02:55:50 PM

edit: do they test for alcohol too?

Not until I'm done drinking.
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Post by: cpxxx on July 16, 2011, 07:09:16 PM: You think that's a problem, well I'm Chief Pilot so I have to produce training records for all our pilots for our Feds. Slight problem. I am the pilot, just me no one else. So I need to sign myself off after flying with myself. If I was to fail myself. I would have to ground myself for further training with myself. But you know, I'm a tough taskmaster. So quite frankly I might fire myself for failing to meet my high standards.
It's tough at the top, let me tell you.
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Post by: RTR on July 16, 2011, 11:52:46 PM: LOL it's refreshing to see that our Transport Canada Inspectors are the same.

I have been through the same type of scenarios, both with operations and maintenance up here.

I don't think they hire them for their smarts, more for their ability to blindly follow a procedure.

cheers,

RTR
Title: Re: d
Post by: mechanic on July 17, 2011, 12:08:10 AM: Quote from: cpxxx on July 16, 2011, 07:09:16 PM
You think that's a problem, well I'm Chief Pilot so I have to produce training records for all our pilots for our Feds. Slight problem. I am the pilot, just me no one else. So I need to sign myself off after flying with myself. If I was to fail myself. I would have to ground myself for further training with myself. But you know, I'm a tough taskmaster. So quite frankly I might fire myself for failing to meet my high standards.
It's tough at the top, let me tell you.

:rofl
Title: FAA requires charter owner (and sole employee/pilot) to randomly drug test self
Post by: Pigslilspaz on July 17, 2011, 02:11:59 AM: http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/if-air-travel-worked-like-health-care/ (http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/if-air-travel-worked-like-health-care/)

that one was a riot too.