I appear to have touched a few raw nerves with my simple suggestion that all pilots be teetotal.
fireflybob suggests that the drinking culture is endemic in some companies; I would suggest that this probably applies to certain
countries, based upon my observations.
M.Mouse --
Soulution to what? A few individuals that have no ability to control their drinking?
Yes. One individual is all it takes to cause a drink-induced accident.
BarryMonday --
TeeTotal for pilots is complete nonsense, if pilots, of all people, cannot show greater self control than average then there is no hope, IMHO.
As a pilot of a few decades, I can confirm that my colleagues are, broadly speaking, no different to any typical slice of the population, including their ability to self control.
So if TeeTotal were the case then presumably we can expect it to apply right across the spectrum of people who have responsibility for other people's lives and well being?
Pilots, Cabin Crew, Doctors, Nurses, Lawyers, Train Drivers, Bus Drivers etc. etc. The list is endless.
Excellent suggestion; thank you ! If a surgeon was about to carry out, say, a triple heart bypass on you, what would you prefer that his and the rest of his team's blood alchohol content be ?
Lu Zuckerman -- your description of a day at MBB brings back memories of my visits there. Afternoon meetings certainly suffered ! Your other comments are an excellent illustration of the problem.