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Major Nikon

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14. According to the article he wasn't working as a controller and hadn't been for years

Reply to malaise (Reply #10)

Fri Dec 11, 2015, 11:52 AM

Dec 2015

Controllers are required to take the same medical exams that pilots do, but they don't test for drugs. I suspect the FAA has their own drug testing program, but since this guy wasn't talking to pilots and hadn't been for years there may have been no need to test him.

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Air traffic controller who misdirected Michelle Obama�s plane is charged in meth case [View all] n2doc Dec 2015 OP

While they're busy checking us at airports malaise Dec 2015 #1

meth is a scrooge that needs to be dealt with seriously like madokie Dec 2015 #3

Agreed malaise Dec 2015 #10

According to the article he wasn't working as a controller and hadn't been for years Major Nikon Dec 2015 #14

Thanks Major Nikon malaise Dec 2015 #16

Is the one of the good guys with a gun? liberal N proud Dec 2015 #2

He is an addict. He could still be a nice guy. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #4

Odds are good he started meth to cope with his crappy boring high stress job. hunter Dec 2015 #11

Was thinking atcs work long hours and always seem JesterCS Dec 2015 #18

Thank you, Ronald Reagan for breaking the air traffic controllers union.. hunter Dec 2015 #5

Another fine mess as a result of the Ronald Reagan Presidency liberal N proud Dec 2015 #7

+1 Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #8

PATCO was one of two unions that endorsed Saint Ronnie Major Nikon Dec 2015 #12

Lol. I doubt anyone is still working 35 years later from reagans changing of personnel. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #15

It did change the culture of the place, however. hunter Dec 2015 #17

Inexcusable.... fredamae Dec 2015 #6

That's sad... Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #9

Luckily, they caught him before he killed someone. Iggo Dec 2015 #13