Comments on: “Joint” Investigation Flying Under Radar

By: Easterner

Easterner — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 19:40:58 +0000

A lot of effort being spent on something labeled as an “employer-employee” issue.

As the Guardian mentions, a pilot would be grounded and/or removed from flying if smelled of weed….
So what if a BPD officer detected weed as the pilot walked past the officer somewhere on airport premise… and the officer did nothing?
Still and employer-employee issue?

I repeat, it is a foul on the BPD as well.

By: westernguy

westernguy — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 22:30:42 +0000

Most buildings have ‘Knox Boxes’ (first company that made them), at the main entrance, with a key to the door inside. Firefighters have a master key to the Knox Box.

I’ll bet Fed’s are so arrogant they don’t want Knox boxes on their facilities because ‘there’s always someone inside.’ Awake? That’s another matter.

By: No buzzing the tower.

No buzzing the tower. — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 01:12:39 +0000

Every structure within Boise should have a fireman’s key to enter. Let’s just say for example the guy was on the floor and needed assistance? How do they get in? Perhaps rope down to the roof hatch? Smash the door with the swat truck?

I think the FAA knows they got people taking a nap all of the country during slack time. Just close the tower at night and save the money. We just proved we didn’t needed it open at that time anyway.

By: David

David — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 00:29:18 +0000

Is this an actual investigation of the Boise Coppers, or does it fall under the FBI.

Of course nothing will get done until someone dies because of an error.

EDITOR NOTE–The issue is mostly employer-employee. The facility is 100% FAA, so jurisdiction is not real clear. Investigation has been conducted by law enforcement agents of the FAA.

By: Aroma of corruption

Aroma of corruption — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 23:42:14 +0000

Be fun to do a surprise drug test on all of our holier than thou politicians. I’m guessing many would test positive for cocaine and marijuana. Also, randomly kick in the doors of residences worth over a million dollars and run the drug dogs around. We’d likely find the motherload of illegal drugs.

EDITOR NOTE–The issue here is safety, not status or income. A pilot would be grounded and removed from the cockpit if he smelled of weed or booze. Same rule should apply to ATC folks. IT is foolish for FAA to not let us know when the drug tests were administered and whether or not the guys are still in the tower.