Reporter complaint of random drug testing procedure and rulings as opposed to an alleged non action ...

Narrative:

My complaint is with the new england journal of medicine and doctors of the university of michigan. They state (with all the weight of their degrees and knowledge) that the FAA should restrict pilots to 0.01 percent alcohol instead of the current 0.04 percent. Attached please read 9/90 copy of utv news in regards to (DOT) assumptions and the actual facts as of this date. All the politician and news media have been defaming us long enough! As a whole the aviation and transport industry has very little drug and alcohol problems at least nowhere near that of the professions! I think it is about time they clean their own house and quit usurping our constitutional rights. Let us talk about something that the industry has known for too long a time and has done absolutely nothing! Rest and sleep and hours of service. The FAA recently (1985) allowed aircrews to fly longer before getting the required rest. Hours of service for railroads 12 hours, for truck drivers 10 hours, for pilots 14 plus hours. They work aircrews legally 14 hours per day with 10 hours off after the 2ND day. They are brain tired and slow, both aircrews and controllers. When is the FAA going to quit sleeping with the companies?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER COMPLAINT OF RANDOM DRUG TESTING PROC AND RULINGS AS OPPOSED TO AN ALLEGED NON ACTION ON PLT'S WORKING CONDITIONS AND HOURS OF SERVICE.

Narrative: MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND DOCTORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. THEY STATE (WITH ALL THE WEIGHT OF THEIR DEGREES AND KNOWLEDGE) THAT THE FAA SHOULD RESTRICT PLTS TO 0.01 PERCENT ALCOHOL INSTEAD OF THE CURRENT 0.04 PERCENT. ATTACHED PLEASE READ 9/90 COPY OF UTV NEWS IN REGARDS TO (DOT) ASSUMPTIONS AND THE ACTUAL FACTS AS OF THIS DATE. ALL THE POLITICIAN AND NEWS MEDIA HAVE BEEN DEFAMING US LONG ENOUGH! AS A WHOLE THE AVIATION AND TRANSPORT INDUSTRY HAS VERY LITTLE DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROBS AT LEAST NOWHERE NEAR THAT OF THE PROFESSIONS! I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME THEY CLEAN THEIR OWN HOUSE AND QUIT USURPING OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. LET US TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT THE INDUSTRY HAS KNOWN FOR TOO LONG A TIME AND HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! REST AND SLEEP AND HRS OF SVC. THE FAA RECENTLY (1985) ALLOWED AIRCREWS TO FLY LONGER BEFORE GETTING THE REQUIRED REST. HRS OF SVC FOR RAILROADS 12 HRS, FOR TRUCK DRIVERS 10 HRS, FOR PLTS 14 PLUS HRS. THEY WORK AIRCREWS LEGALLY 14 HRS PER DAY WITH 10 HRS OFF AFTER THE 2ND DAY. THEY ARE BRAIN TIRED AND SLOW, BOTH AIRCREWS AND CTLRS. WHEN IS THE FAA GOING TO QUIT SLEEPING WITH THE COMPANIES?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	156374
Time
Date	199009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000
ASRS Report	156374
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Reporter complaint of random drug testing procedure and rulings as opposed to an alleged non action on pilot's working conditions and hours of service.