On Thu, 26 Jul 2007, Nick Arnett wrote:
> On 7/26/07, Ronn! Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Astronauts were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and other
>> astronauts warned they were so drunk they posed a flight-safety risk
>> on at least two occasions, an aviation weekly reported Thursday.
>
>
> The legal blood alcohol limit for operating an aircraft is ZERO, unless
> the law has changed since I got my license. Rules like 12 hours "bottle
> to throttle" are nothing more than guidelines... training materials
> emphasis that it is still possible to have a measurable blood alcohol
> level after eight or 12 hours if you've had a lot to drink. My personal
> policy was 24 hours when I was flying, even for just one drink. It is
> an activity that tends to require maximum performance occasionally.
>
> In addition to the slowed reflexes that we're all familiar with, alcohol
> is very bad for your night vision. Flying at night and drinking is an
> especially bad combination. I understand that almost all space flights
> involve some night flying... :-)
If it wasn't a pilot, how much of a problem is it? If it's someone not
expected to actually operate the thing, how much of a problem is it? I'd
rather have a margarita in me if I'm going to be shot up into space,
myself.
Julia
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