Bob Loblaw wrote:In his opening statements, Tom mentioned this.

Had to go back and watch it. Put a smile on my face.

Hopefully it'll do the same for you.

BigEd76 wrote:NTSB's preliminary report on the crash

No flight plan was filed, and the reports say he was flying too low at times

swishnicholson wrote:

BigEd76 wrote:NTSB's preliminary report on the crash

No flight plan was filed, and the reports say he was flying too low at times

Just to be clear (or not, if I'm wrong) but I don't believe a flight plan is required for this type of flight.

Halladay’s blood content of morphine (160 ng/mL), amphetamine (1800 ng/mL), and zolpidem (72 ng/mL) can be considered trace amounts. Halladay’s blood alcohol content, according to the autopsy, was 0.01. Federal regulations state that a pilot cannot operate an aircraft within eight hours of consuming alcohol or with a blood alcohol content of 0.04 percent or greater or while using any drug that adversely affects safety.

Driving simulation and laboratory studies recently submitted to FDA indicate that zolpidem blood levels above approximately 50 ng/mL appear capable of impairing driving to a degree that increases the risk of a motor vehicle accident. In pharmacokinetic trials of 10 mg Ambien (or bioequivalent zolpidem products) that included approximately 250 men and 250 women, about 15% of women and 3% of men had zolpidem concentrations that exceeded 50 ng/mL approximately 8 hours post‐ dosing. Three measurements in women and one in men were ≥90 ng/mL at about 8 hours after use.

momadance wrote:Had morphine, Ambien, and amphetamines in his system. Enough Ambien to be impaired.