Alcohol in Cough sweets

[spitfire747]

Whilst sitting at home other day nursing a sore throat, i looked at the ingredients of the cough sweets I just bought from the Pharmacy.. they contained Alcohol, albeit in small doses.. but my question is, If I was at work and worked through a packet of these on a flight (according to manufacturers doesage) would I be unfit to fly due to the presence of alocohol in my body....

Cheers
Spitty

[gingernut]

The human body will naturally produce (and burn) trace amounts of alcohol on its own.

Cough sweets shouldn't be a problem, some of the (older) cough medicines contain all sorts of potions though !

Anyone for a bit of "Gee's Linctus."

[C172 Hawk XP]

best avoided . . . . . . .

would I be unfit to fly due to the presence of alcohol in my body ?

Maybe, maybe not. Just like for car driving, there is a legal limit for flying. But one doesn't want to be anywhere near there ! Ultimately depends on the amount in each cough-sweet, and how many you consume, I suppose ! For most pilots I know there is only one figure that makes sense for flying . . . . . . ZERO !

It's good you've noticed that things like cough sweets contain alcohol, and also very good that you've passed on that information for others' benefit. Thanks !

Anyone for a bit of "Gee's Linctus ?"

Oh, boy, Ginge . . . . . . . those were the days, eh ?