Hi all,
interesting reading all around.
Some weired pilots around - especial fixed wingers......
I had my alcohol-experience during RN flight training. Land away - planed with two nights - so I drank a lot on the first...
Next morning I heard "Come on boy, we need to fly back."
I said, I'm hungover but my my Instructor said - he's in charge and he isn't.
And he showed me how bad it is to fly hangover - I had to fly, part of it in IMC the bastard!
But it thought me a lesson - no drink and fly.
We're professionals - and alcohol could be drunk - but not if you have to fly.
Nothing against one or two eveneing beers or one or two redwine (glass, not bottle) if you have a good nights sleep before the next job - but party until 6 to go flying at 8 - is not only forbidden, it's unprofessional, too.
Greetings
"Flying Bull"