To: aculeus
Alright, the issue with alcohol in the air is this. Pilots are taught in primary training that there is a legal 8 hour rule between their last drink, and going flying. Legally, after excessive drinking you can't fly for 24 hours. Although I agree that one beer at sea level does very little harm, and people are allowed to operate cars with no problem. But at 5000 feet above sea level, the effect of alcohol is approximately doubled. It goes up exponentially from there. Airline cabins are usually pressurized passing through 8000 feet above sea level. You can see how this is a problem. The reason the airlines have a zero-tolerance rule about alcohol, is because the regulations do.
9 posted on
12/20/2003 8:36:29 AM PST by
AntiKev
(Little Timmy was a chemist, little Timmy is no more. Cause what Timmy thought was H2O, was H2SO4.)
To: AntiKev
But at 5000 feet above sea level, the effect of alcohol is approximately doubled.So if I move to Denver I can spend half as much on booze?
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