The limit is .04, and/or not under the influence..(hung over) and/or ..depending on the company, usually either 8, 10, or 12 hours "bottle to throttle". The FARs state 8 hours. for the other details, go to http://www1.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/MainFra me?OpenFrameSet search "alcohol" Walter ATL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newbold" <pnewbold@san.rr.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 01:40 Subject: Re: come on, get it right, damnit! > Dave, > > Is .08 the limit for flying an aircraft full of passengers? Sounds high > to me. What are the FAA rules for drinking before flying? > I don't ride in a car when the driver has been drinking and I'm damn sure > not going to get in an airplane with a drinking pilot whether his breath is > .08 or .01. > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of > David Ross > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 8:40 PM > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: come on, get it right, damnit! > > > Okay, now I've heard the America West pilots that were supposedly drunk = > has being the pilots for both Southwest and American! > > BTW, I wonder if they really were drunk. Heard they were at .08 (right = > at the limit); wonder if the "security" people were just trying to get = > back at them for some reason. > > David Ross > http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/ >