2007-03-20 10:21:25 · 18 answers · asked by Leticia 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
§ 91.17 Alcohol or drugs.
(a) No person may act or attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft—
(1) Within 8 hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage;
(2) While under the influence of alcohol;
(3) While using any drug that affects the person's faculties in any way contrary to safety; or
(4) While having an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater in a blood or breath specimen. Alcohol concentration means grams of alcohol per deciliter of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
2007-03-20 13:39:21 · answer #1 · answered by cherokeeflyer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For private pilots, it's 8 hours, regardless of your blood alcohol level. For airline pilots, the rule used to be 24 hours, but that appears to be have been an industry rule, since part 121 of the FARs also give 8 hours. I'm not sure what the airlines are requiring these days.
2007-03-21 06:23:17 · answer #2 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are blood alcohol limits, the FAA says 0.04% by weight, so it depends how much you drank.
The 12 hours listed below is no good, after my friend's stag night, when I drank 14 imperial pints of good quality Ruddles County Bitter I doubt I was legal 24 hours later. The rate at which people metabolize alcohol varies and it's your career and a lot of lives on the line.
Sorry, but these rule of thumb BS answers are a good way of landing yourself in jail or the obituary column. As a stocky 6'3" man I can drink way more than a 95 pound woman and still be 'legal'. I don't drink more than maybe 4 pints a YEAR so it's not an issue.
One of the recent cases the guy tested more than six times the limit. I'd like to beat the tar out of him!
2007-03-20 17:23:47 · answer #3 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The legal rule is 8 hours bottle to throttle but you still need to have a BAC of 0%
2007-03-21 20:38:18 · answer #4 · answered by muzza201 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By FAA regulations, it is 8 hours. However, many airlines choose to enforce a 12 hour limit. I'm a F/A and we have the same stipulations as pilots.
2007-03-20 19:23:50 · answer #5 · answered by 13th Floor 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sure if i could trust a pilot that did not drink my god it is a stressful job i would need a few beers to fly an airplane.
2007-03-20 20:48:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
8 hours.
Or is it 8 miles?
Regardless, our company states 12 hours minimum. AND you better not drink that much the night before. If you just blow a tire on taxi, guess what the first thing they're gonna check you for?? That'd be a stupid way to lose your ticket and career, don't you think?
2007-03-20 19:52:16 · answer #7 · answered by pilotpat2000 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Helicopter pilots who lived next door to me were not allowed to drink for 24 hours before a flight.
2007-03-20 17:27:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Haha that's a good question. I think that pilot should wait until they're not drunk anymore. I would flip the f**k out if I knew my pilot was drinking.
2007-03-20 17:30:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
8 hours from bottle to throttle
2007-03-21 01:05:45 · answer #10 · answered by walt554 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋