I guess I picked the wrong week to give up amphetamines

[flyingron]

Student pilot of Japanese airline arrested for alleged illegal drug use

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man last month for allegedly using an illegal stimulant while a student pilot for the Fukuoka Prefecture-based StarFlyer airline. After joining the Japanese airline in April 2025, he had boarded passenger flights 34 times between Nov 17 and Jan 16, including...

japantoday.com

 

[nauga]

From the forum description: "Please include the date location, and aircraft type in the title to avoid duplicate threads."

Nauga,
and the need for speed

 

[eman1200]

unrelated but I enjoy hijacking threads

 

[172andyou]

unrelated but I enjoy hijacking threads

Fortunately the airman database still lists him as a student even though it's been three years since his arrest. Maybe that night put an end to his flying ambitions.

 

[2-Bit Speed]

Not to suggest he was innocent, but I find it interesting that no mention was made of what drug he abused. Probably won't come out for a few months.