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31st Aug 2019, 14:59

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Originally Posted by Hotel Tango

How I hate the ridiculous use of the term "drunk" in these headlines. He was in breach of being over a very strict limit, but a long way from being "drunk"!

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Originally Posted by ironbutt57

sells news stories..like "racist" naming race when police shootings happen...the media have no scruples, whatever attracts an audience

There's nothing at all ridiculous about it. Drunkeness is a matter of degree and impairment that could easily affect piloting performance may occur at BAC levels below the Minnesota .04% legal limit. The FAA 8-hour rule and various companies' 12-hour rules are not merely arbitrary.

Here's the handy CDC chart showing likely effects on motor vehicle operation: https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/pdf/bac-a.pdf

Would you,as SLF, be comfortable riding with a pilot who had "only a drink or two" before boarding? What if you knew s/he had also brought along a bottle of vodka in the carry-on -- or even tried to?

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