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Turns out the helicopter pilot who allegedly flew Tommy Lee dangerously close to an LAPD chopper yesterday had a "celebration drink" with T.L. after landing. What's more, he has a history of wild flying... and Tommy Lee has a history of being his passenger! 
Pilot David Martz was actually charged with reckless operation of an aircraft in 2006 after landing his bird in a residential neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills. The pilot picked up Tommy Lee and two other passengers and they went to a Nine Inch Nails concert in Orange County.
As we first reported, the LAPD forced a chopper to land at the Van Nuys Airport yesterday after it flew under and too close to an LAPD helicopter. Pilot Martz was flying Tommy Lee around. We're told after the chopper landed, Tommy Lee disappeared and by the time cops got to the airport to interview the pilot, he had been drinking vodka. We're told LAPD took Martz to the cop shop for a blood alcohol test, which proved inconclusive.
Check out this photo the pilot gave us yesterday, showing him and Tommy Lee cruising back from Palm Springs yesterday afternoon, shortly before they were ordered to land. Martz says when they landed he and Tommy had a "celebration drink." Martz says when he was taken to the station for a breathalyzer, he blew a .01 and a .02. Martz gave us a copy of the breathalyzer receipt.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
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This is so outrageous! It makes me furious that these two would endanger others by drinking and flying. Someone needs to do SOMETHING to prevent a reoccurence!
TOMMY LEE IS A LOSER. HE ALWAYS TRIES TO TALK GHETTO AND HES NOT. HES CORNY. HE TRIES WAY TOO HARD.
This bozo pilot should loose his cert ASAP. Idiot is obviously star-struck and he makes all professional aviators look bad. Wonder who owns the bird he was flying? Dirtbag should be banned from all FBO's.
when a drunk driver has an accident and drives away, many will go get some thing to drink so they can say they drank after not before the accident. That was a plot in a tv show.
We have 2 kinds of pilots----the Sully kind that are heroes and dedicated to their craft and the safety of those they fly and those of us who live under them when they fly...and then this type of dirt bag pilot---not a care in the world for his passenger, his own safety and ultimately ours.
The FAA better be investigating and do the right thing here. How may other dirt bags like this one are buzzing around with other celebs getting their high and buzz on while up there.
TL is an absolute Zero as a husband, father, and now as a flying passenger.
tommy lee looks more like amy whinehouse's grandma these days, the pilot looks stoned like that dude from kenya
i say let them fly around and do whatever they're not hurting anyone. the rockstar is a dying breed!
C'mon what the hell is everyone trippen about here?
How much more rockstar can you get ?? I wanna fly to Palm Spings instead of driving! I wanna fly in to see a concert instead of waiting with the other shmucks in a long ass line to get off the freeway!
The pilot wasn't hammered - He blew a .01 / .02
Rock on T Lee
Ahhhhhh...Dave again! This pilot is scary. Heard he blew the chimmy off his own house in LJ flying too close. He hasn't hurt anyone yet, but it's just a matter of time. Not sure who Tommy is but it sounds like they're two of a kind! Where's the FAA when you need them.
I just want to know under what law the LAPD is able to force another aircraft to do anything? I think the LAPD was out of bounds on this. As far as I know the ONLY people that enforce flying rules/laws are the FAA. I'm not defending the pilot or Tommy, just seems to me that the LAPD shouldn't be doing this UNLESS they were directed to do so by ATC (Air Traffic Control). As far as I know all the LAPD should have done was file a complaint with the FAA.
