As pilots, we become accustomed to being the only one at the table not having a drink with dinner.

With the Holidays upon us I would like to be honest about a personal flying experience where I apparently let my guard down…

Last night I took a dinner flight with friends. Somehow not thinking, I ended up having a few glasses of wine.

Feeling jolly, I still had the sense to know that I may be slightly over the limit. That's when I did something that I've never done before on a personal flight -- I took a commuter plane home.

As it turned out, the weather here at ISP had taken a turn for the worse, but certainly not a problem in a commercial airplane. I arrived home safely without incident.

This was a real surprise as I had never flown a commuter jet before. I don't know where I got it, and now that it's here parked at Mid Island, I don't know what to do with it.