He was the pilot who had once consumed two martinis during a snowy shutdown at O’Hare and then voluntarily grounded himself when the weather cleared. He offered to pay for bringing in a relief pilot, but Pan-Continental was so impressed that instead they made an example of his self-discipline and wisdom.
You, sir, would be fired
edit: Realized that I totally misread this passage. In my head, he was already in the air when he had the martinis, and grounding himself meant landing it under the influence, then getting a commendation for how well he landed it.
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