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Old 2nd Nov 2014, 12:08
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Very few, if any accidents attributed to alcohol? Don't let the statistics fool you. "Why" have there been so few related accidents? One pilot intoxicated, one pilot not, that could be the answer. Look at it this way; both pilots intoxicated. Now would you feel so comfortable placing your loved ones aboard?
Is the very reason there hasn't been many accidents attributed to alcohol down to the fact that there is, generally speaking, one sober crew member on board? Do the statistics exonerate alcohol as being debilitating to a pilot's ability to undertake his roles? Do the statistics point to the fact that it's ok to have a wee tipple before boarding an aircraft as flight crew? In my eyes no it doesn't, if both crew members were intoxicated I would be very, very concerned for the safety of any flight.
Statistics - Never tell the whole story.
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