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Old 8th Aug 2015, 20:40
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The amount of wilful ignorance here seems quite prevalent, as well as all kind of absurd excuses (drinks bought by 'clients' which can't be refused -8H prior departure. WTF?).

Most everybody who's been in this business long enough knows, that sometimes a meal and a few drinks amongst crew members post landing goes a bit south. And with a limit as low as 0.02 it doesn't take much more than a hours sleep to little, or a beer too many, for the alkometer to raise the alarm.

Now the vast, overwhelming, majority knows when and where to call it a day, but it is inevitable that once in a while someone will push it a bit too far and get his or her arse busted. While we are all only humans, that is still a major violation of the trust bestowed in the holder of a commercial aviation license, something we all knew about when we signed up.

So how about we talk openly about this, and help each other as aviation professionals to ensure this doesn't happen to any of us. The camaraderie formed between crew members working, and resting, together is a very special part of this industry. Let's use that to protect ourselves, by helping each other calling it day before the line is crossed.
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