Drinking and flying

[Mavic Mac]

be my guest ,but just don't fly cheers

No worries about that - in my 20+ years as a LEO I have seen the harm alcohol can cause.

 

[old man mavic]

No worries about that - in my 20+ years as a LEO I have seen the harm alcohol can cause.

i guess we are both singing off the same hymn sheet in that regard see MY comments in post #3

 

[63R]

Can someone point to actual legislation stating you should not fly a Drone/UAV/ RC Model whilst being under the influence of drugs or alcohol?, I've never heard of such.

Sorry just re-skimmed the thread, it's a Canada thing, never heard of it in the UK

 

[Mavic Mac]

Canada and the US - see post #9

 

[old man mavic]

Can someone point to actual legislation stating you should not fly a Drone/UAV/ RC Model whilst being under the influence of drugs or alcohol?, I've never heard of such.

Sorry just re-skimmed the thread, it's a Canada thing, never heard of it in the UK

it is stated in the drone code and on the CAA website in the flyer ID test

 

[63R]

It's not in the Drone code Old Man

I see some advice on the CAA site about flying under the influence, but there is no no actual regulation attached

 

[old man mavic]

It's not in the Drone code Old Man

I see some advice on the CAA site about flying under the influence, but there is no no actual regulation attached

well all i can say is its not a good idea ,but if you want to test it out be my guest,

 

[JAW]

Any old Huey pilots remember:

No drinking within 50 feet of the aircraft ?

Not endorsing it, just stating the realities of flying in the RVN back in the day.

 

[Thanev]

well all i can say is its not a good idea ,but if you want to test it out be my guest,

But please let us know what happens!

 

[Brockrock]

In the US airline flight crews have a 12 hour rule as does Canada.

This is true in the US per many of the airline's policies. By FAA regulation - as mentioned above by @Mavic Mac - the time limit from last drink to operation is 8 hours and/or a max BAC of .04.

I flew for a large jet management company, and their policy was 12 hours. Interestingly, we were only guaranteed 10 hours of rest time between duty assignments - which could be up to 14 hours long - so effectively, there was no drinking by crew members during their work week. Sometimes though, a mechanical breakdown in a remote location required a crew to remain local while the aircraft was being repaired. It used to always amaze me how good the beer tasted at some of the coastal resorts in southern Mexico...

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

Can someone point to actual legislation stating you should not fly a Drone/UAV/ RC Model whilst being under the influence of drugs or alcohol?, I've never heard of such.

It may well apply to commercially recognised / licenced UAV pilots, as this is part 107, or attached to a countrys actual manned pilots training.
I haven't seen anything that covers hobbyists, but of course it's common sense (sadly lacking sometimes) and I guess people are responsible for FUI (flying under the influence) whether they are rolling drunk (here, hold my drink and watch this), tipsy after just a few, or hungover next day and still with a decent reading.

Will our controllers one day have an alcho tube to breath into before allowing flight ?
Maybe, if pilots start crashing drones and proven to be FUI.