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Mike Lewis · May 10th, 2003, 09:37

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A car accident is not going to hinder your chances of becoming a pilot, much like driving with some booze in your car 7 years ago.

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Yes, but it comes back to that whole issue of "risk". If it starts to become a trend, it will be a flag. If you can avoid taking risks like this, then by all means, do so.

You go to a party where there are minors drinking. At that point, you are at risk, and you can do two things: 1) you can leave or 2) you can continue to take the risk and hope that the police don't raid the party. It's your career, it's your call. So, for example, that powderpuff football game they show on TV? When something like that happens, the cops are probably not going to be far behind; you probably want to start making your way to the exit. Likewise when the college students went nuts and starting setting things on fire up here after the Gophers won the NCAA hockey tournament, it would be time to leave the party...

As far as accidents that are your fault, I don't think one or two would be bad, but if you have three or four on your record, it would make me start to be concerned about your judgment for safety. After all, if you appear reckless while driving your car, why would I want to hire you to fly my aircraft with my passengers?

It all comes down to risk management, and that is what the airlines are going to look at. They are going to look at your past and use that to determine how much they can trust you with millions of dollars of equipment and hundreds of passengers' lives, and so when asking if it is bad, look at it from their perspective. Think about what you will say in case they ask you, "I noticed XYZ violation on your record. Why should we trust you with our aircraft, passengers, and business in light of the XYZ violation?"

May 10th, 2003, 09:37	#18
Mike Lewis Shadow Administrator Join Date: Jul 1998 Location: Between KFCM and KMSP Posts: 6,227	Re: Involved in a Car Wreck; Career Implicatoins? [ QUOTE ] A car accident is not going to hinder your chances of becoming a pilot, much like driving with some booze in your car 7 years ago. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, but it comes back to that whole issue of "risk". If it starts to become a trend, it will be a flag. If you can avoid taking risks like this, then by all means, do so. You go to a party where there are minors drinking. At that point, you are at risk, and you can do two things: 1) you can leave or 2) you can continue to take the risk and hope that the police don't raid the party. It's your career, it's your call. So, for example, that powderpuff football game they show on TV? When something like that happens, the cops are probably not going to be far behind; you probably want to start making your way to the exit. Likewise when the college students went nuts and starting setting things on fire up here after the Gophers won the NCAA hockey tournament, it would be time to leave the party... As far as accidents that are your fault, I don't think one or two would be bad, but if you have three or four on your record, it would make me start to be concerned about your judgment for safety. After all, if you appear reckless while driving your car, why would I want to hire you to fly my aircraft with my passengers? It all comes down to risk management, and that is what the airlines are going to look at. They are going to look at your past and use that to determine how much they can trust you with millions of dollars of equipment and hundreds of passengers' lives, and so when asking if it is bad, look at it from their perspective. Think about what you will say in case they ask you, "I noticed XYZ violation on your record. Why should we trust you with our aircraft, passengers, and business in light of the XYZ violation?"