A charter plane pilot was arrested Thursday at a Michigan airport after
police discovered he was allegedly too drunk to fly.
Authorities were summoned after the captain of the plane notified the
tower at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City at 7:39 a.m. — as he was
preparing to land — that something was wrong with his co-pilot.
When cops arrived, the allegedly addled 35-year-old aviator was at the
controls and preparing to take off for Bedford, Massachusetts.
The co-pilot, whose name police did not immediately release, was
arrested at 8:54 a.m. after his blood-alcohol content registered at .30 — four
times the legal limit for driving a car, the Traverse City police said.
While the accused pilot was at the Grand Traverse County jail awaiting
arraignment, Talon Air has already fired him — and praised Capt. Manny Ramirez
for sounding the alarm.
"We are very proud of Captain Manny Ramirez' immediate action in
detecting the co-pilot's condition and removing him from his position,"
the company said in a statement. "This is yet another example of Talon
Air's safety procedures working effectively on behalf of our clients and for
airport safety. The individual in question has been immediately
terminated."
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