Human factors. :(

[Guest Ken deVos]

. 02 not .002 !!!!!

Yes, it's 0.02% BAC

 

or about half of what the cops can sting you for on the roads!

 

 

[Deskpilot]

Thing is, how would you know you were over the .02 limit if you don't have your own breathalyzer. Best advice it to plan ahead and not drink in the 8 hours preceding your flight. For those of you who habitually have wine with a meal, a good meal doesn't rely on wine as a substitute for taste.

 

BTW, I'm not a wowzer, just a careful, social drinker.

 

 

[Guest Walter Buschor]

How can we tell we're over .02! 8 hours from bottle to throttle can be measured by all of us but .02 is another story.

 

it's probably better to fly when one feels up to it ie: does not have a hangover etc.

 

i guess that a clear head is a "clear" thinker and therefore up to flying. This could be the best judge.

 

as for alcohol and drug-testing. I've never seen it done on any airfield so the chance of getting busted are at best nil ( exept in the post mortom )

 

safe flying

 

the grey nomad

 

 

[Guest basscheffers]

How can we tell we're over .02!

So for your own sake, your passengers' sake and those remaining on the ground, you make damn sure there is no way in hell you are over it! One strategy is by not drinking for much longer than 8 hours and when you do, drink very little.

It's not rocket science. Waiting for you head to clear and then knowing you'll be OK is a terrible idea; a little alcohol has the habit of making you think you are much sharper when in fact your abilities have gone down.

 

As for me, I simply don't drink. Tried the stuff, but really don't get what the fuss is about. It tastes horrible!

 

 

[Guest Walter Buschor]

Hi bassa,

 

cheers from the cockpit ! I'll do some aero's know.

 

the grey Nomad

 

 

[Guest Qwerty]

The discussion about 0.02 limit and weather or not you might be over that limit and how to tell is irrelavant. The 0.02 allowable reading is because the that is that accuracy of the testing equipment. That is, you may actually have a zero BHL but return a reading of 0.02 due to equipment error. What CASA are after (and reasonably so) is NO alcohol in the blood of people in charge of aircraft.

 

By the way, it is easy to be over 0.05 8 hrs after a heavy session.