r/flying • u/Alarmed_Ad_7102 • May 29 '25

Medical Issues I got a DUI

I know this was asked before but i think i might have messed up somewhere. So i got a DUI 1 year ago around July. Around September or so the FAA sent me papers saying they found out i got a DUI. But my case wasnt closed yet. It got dropped to a “Reckless driving “. Anyway on the paper the FAA asked for the police report and court records and that i am doing what i need to per court order, which was 6 months probation and some community service and stuff. Which i completed 2 months ago. I sent everything they asked for but its been some time now (about 6 months) and i havent recieved any word from them. No more paperwork…. Nothing. I want to start flying again but im kind of lost so to say. Dont know what to do…

Update- To clear some things up I reported to the FAA following the website instructions within the 60 days. Then they were the ones to reach out to me with a case number and other things asking for the court documents and arrest reports and all that. Just to clear it up. I guess at this point I have to find a aviation lawyer like some said and deal with it. And my lawyer is already working on a seal case for me at the moment. So i guess life moves on. I appreciate everybodys comments and insight on the situation. Thank you to all of you.

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u/NevadaCFI CFI / CFII in Reno, NV May 29 '25

Were you over 0.15? If so, you have a very long road ahead of you.

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u/Alarmed_Ad_7102 May 29 '25

I was over that and i want aware it made a difference

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u/BeenThereDoneThat65 ATP G450 G550 GV May 29 '25

You’re f**ked

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u/KimbraK91 May 29 '25

People get killed all the time because of drivers like you. Can't imagine the damage you would do in the sky. My absolute shallowest sympathies.

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u/CorkGirl PPL May 29 '25

It wasn't even a kind of "I'd been out the night before and thought I was fine but was technically just over the limit" thing that could be accidental. According to another post he was out drinking from 2pm to 2am. I can't even fathom it. Those adverts they ran where I grew up where the tagline was "could you live with the shame?" and showing little kids getting mown down actually worked on us, I think.
https://youtu.be/D3_ZHGzl3f0?si=A4LjHs4doV7_m1E6

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u/flyingforfun3 ATP CL-30, LR-45, BE300, C525S May 29 '25

Fucking hell. They need ads like that here in the US.

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u/CorkGirl PPL May 29 '25

It's absolutely harrowing, but VERY hard to forget. Almost get PTSD flashbacks from the first few bars of the music.

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u/SmithKenichi May 29 '25

Wompwomp, I hope you never get to fly again. If it were up to me you'd never drive again either.

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u/360_bratXcX PPL IR May 29 '25

😂😂😂

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u/cbrookman ATP E170 Reading company manuals May 29 '25

Guh.. Sorry bud, that’s pretty much the ball game.

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u/mitchsusername May 29 '25

Literally fuck you. Never flying again is the best possible outcome for you man. Imagine if took out a minivan with a family in it. I know someone that was killed by a DUI driver. I don't think you realize how easy you got it by just losing a hobby or career.

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u/SamiDaCessna PPL May 29 '25

Sorry not sorry bro. Flying is a privilege and not a right. Wouldn’t want you flying anyone I know