FAA finds pilot too drunk to fly

[JEDI]

CNN

FAA rules prohibit pilots from flying with blood alcohol content above 0.040 percent.

WTF? Why isn't the limit 0.0000000000000000%?! They're at work. Why should they be allowed ANY alcohol in the 1st place?! :disgust:

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

0.04 is low enough to trip with a swig of mouthwash, buddy.

Have a glass of orange juice and you'll be above 0.0.

 

[dxkj]

more like by the time he got back to taiwan he was down to .017

 

[ebaycj]

I believe the FAA rules apply to all pilots, not just those who fly commercial airlines. My guess would be that the airlines themselves would require the 0.00% BAC for their pilots.

the 0.04% also applies to normal people with a pilot's license flying say, a cessna, or whatever..

ebaycj

 

[StageLeft]

You could say the same about driving but we let people drive on .08.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
You could say the same about driving but we let people drive on .08.

Agreed, juts be ready to be flamed by all the drunks here.

But most major carriers do require a 0.00 when working.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
You could say the same about driving but we let people drive on .08.

but a VAST majority of us who drink and drive up to the legal limit are not working. those who fly commericial aircraft are on the job!

but if that .04% also applies to people in private planes, then it somewhat makes sense. but then the FAA should split the rules to commericial aircraft and personnal aircraft.

 

[aircooled]

I can race cars at .08 (or higher ) I'd think an experienced pilot that knows how to drink properly can fly a plane at .04 (what is that, a single beer?)

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: JEDI
CNN

FAA rules prohibit pilots from flying with blood alcohol content above 0.040 percent.

WTF? Why isn't the limit 0.0000000000000000%?! They're at work. Why should they be allowed ANY alcohol in the 1st place?! :disgust:

It takes time for alchool to break completely down, which is why the rule "24 hours bottle to throttle" is useful.

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: Bootprint

Originally posted by: JEDI
CNN

FAA rules prohibit pilots from flying with blood alcohol content above 0.040 percent.

WTF? Why isn't the limit 0.0000000000000000%?! They're at work. Why should they be allowed ANY alcohol in the 1st place?! :disgust:

It takes time for alchool to break completely down, which is why the rule "24 hours bottle to throttle" is useful.

I hear ya! I got pulled over at 8:00AM after a night of drinking (and 5 hours sleep) and had to "blow in the tube", I was shakin' in my boots! He let me go, but I have no idea what my level was....