At the levels currently proscribed by the regulations, there is strong evidence that alcohol actually has a performance ENHANCING effect! Precisely why, until very recently, it was on WADA’s list of banned substances for sports requiring high levels of concentration, such as shooting and archery!
The level proscribed is simply an arbitrary figure. One could find oneself above it, yet not be either ‘drunk’ or ‘incapable’! It’s one quarter of the drink drive limit.
Now try to run the same argument with fatigue, and ask which way have EASA recently pushed THOSE limits!!
And why!
Last edited by 4468; 25th Jan 2018 at 12:27.