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Wednesday, June 12, 2002"Investigation into why a U.S. F-16 pilot mistakenly bombed - and killed - four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan in April reportedly finds the American fighter squadron had complained the week before about extreme fatigue, and had been told by higher-ups to ask the flight surgeon for amphetamines to help them keep alert. U.S. Air Force rules allow the use of such drugs, though most often for long transoceanic cargo flights. No evidence so far that the pilot took the drug or that fatigue was the cause of the mistaken bombing." I have a lot of commercial pilots in my practice who tell me they aren't allowed to fly with any drugs in their systems. They refuse decongestants, non-sedating antihistamines, even nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories for pain because they're afraid they'll be grounded. Can it possibly be true that our Air Force has a lower standard for its pilots than our commercial airlines? posted by Sydney on 6/12/2002 06:28:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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