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Flying Drunk by Joseph Balzer
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Flying Drunk

The True Story of a Northwest Airlines Flight, Three Drunk Pilots, and One Man's Fight for Redemption

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Narrator Joseph Balzer
Length 8 hours 8 minutes
Language English
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March 8, 1990: An intoxicated three-man crew, including Flight Engineer Joseph Balzer, fly a Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 with 91 passengers aboard from Fargo, North Dakota to Minneapolis, Minnesota. July 25, 1990: All three pilots stand trial for flying a commercial airliner while under the influence of alcohol; all three are convicted and sent to federal prison. July 26, 1990 โ€“ Present: Joe Balzer fights for redemption and to regain all that he has lost. Flying Drunk is his story.

Joseph Balzer is a pilot for American Airlines with more than 15,000 hours of flight experience. He has a Masterโ€™s Degree in Aerospace Education and is also an inspirational speaker, traveling around the country speaking to pilots and other groups on the dangers of alcohol and other addictions, bringing his audience to laughter and tears with his powerful message of hope. Joe lives in Tennessee with his wife Deborah and their two children. Flying Drunk is his first book.

Joseph Balzer is a pilot for American Airlines with more than 15,000 hours of flight experience. He has a Masterโ€™s Degree in Aerospace Education and is also an inspirational speaker, traveling around the country speaking to pilots and other groups on the dangers of alcohol and other addictions, bringing his audience to laughter and tears with his powerful message of hope. Joe lives in Tennessee with his wife Deborah and their two children. Flying Drunk is his first book.

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“In 1998, a man came to my office looking for a job as a pilot for American Airlines. I had 50,000 applications for only 80 jobs per month. The story he told me nearly caused me to fall out of my chair. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. I asked myself, ‘Do people like this deserve second chances?’ What would the reaction be of the corporation in this very sensitive business? Or the FAA and his fellow pilots—very conservative groups to say the least? I prayed, and was almost immediately reminded that “Jesus never fails.” He hasn’t, and today Joe Balzer is a 10-year pilot with American Airlines. In my 50-year aviation career, his hiring was my greatest success.”
— Captain C. D. Ewell, American Airlines, Vice President–Flight and Chief Pilot (Ret.)
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