> 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.
Hopefully these guys were not the actual pilots of the Shuttle. Maybe they were the mission specialists who probably don't have a LOT to do during takeoff (unless of course, there's a serious emergency). Or is that too much to hope for... - jmh CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or otherwise protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
