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FAA smoking regulations only cover commercial passenger airlines. Private aircraft are much less regulated. edit: pertinent regulation: https://www.ecfr.gov/c
by luma 7y ago
FAA smoking regulations only cover commercial passenger airlines. Private aircraft are much less regulated.
edit: pertinent regulation: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=03efb7c1b34301bf39ff6d98084cdd45&rgn=div8&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.10.1.4.10&idno=14 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=03efb7c1b34...
It turns out there is a case where a private pilot has had his license suspended after his wife carried edibles purchased legally in CO onto their aircraft without his knowledge. While article (b) in the link above seems to suggest this should have been legal, it may have been a result of them having carried the marijuana over state lines into Kansas, where marijuana use remains illegal.
- ISL 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_smoking#Hotboxing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_smoking#Hotboxing
- vsareto 7y agoPilots could get high by the smoke if they didn't close the cabin. Unless you can just fly under the influence with a private aircraft which would be news to me.
- kitteh 7y agoThere was a thread on one of the pilot forums years ago where folks who flew private jets for celebrities and musicians asked about the legalities when folks start getting high in the back. There is pressure from their companies to not get involved but if you are knowingly operating as pilot in command and transporting individuals impaired not for medical reasons it could potentially put their certificates at risk. For example if anyone filmed it and showed the crew aware of what was going on, etc. Lots of "I didn't see anything" up there.