"I definately don't operate to my normal standard"
And, to come to the conclusion that he doesn't operate to the best of his abilitly, he had to 'trial and error' - would have hated to be on a flight which was an 'error'.
Light reading:
137.300 Pilot to be fit for duty
(1) The pilot must not commence an application operation if he or she is not fit for duty.
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
(2) The operator of an aeroplane to be used in an application operation must not allow the pilot to commence the operation if the operator has reason to believe that the pilot is not fit for duty.
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
(3) For subregulations (1) and (2), a pilot is not fit for duty if, for example:
(a) he or she has not had adequate rest, food or drink; or
(b) he or she is adversely affected by a medical condition or a psychoactive substance.
Note The expression psychoactive substances refers to alcohol, drugs and volatile solvents, but not coffee and tobacco: see clause 60 of Part 2 of the Dictionary.
(4) In paragraph (3) (b):
medical includes psychological and psychiatric.
(5) A contravention of subregulation (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.
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67.270 Offence — doing act while efficiency impaired
(1) This regulation applies in relation to a licence of any of the following kinds:
(a) flight crew licence;
(b) special pilot licence;
(c) flight radiotelephone licence;
(d) air traffic controller licence.
(2) The holder of the licence must not do an act authorised by the licence if at the time:
(a) he or she knows that he or she has a medically significant condition; and
(b) the condition has the result that his or her ability to do the act is impaired.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
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