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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-15
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Hydraulic Fluid › Alcohol

  bloodstream absorbs about 80 to 90 percent of the alcohol in a drink within 30 minutes when ingested on an empty stomach. The body requires about 3 hours to rid itself of all the alcohol contained in one mixed drink ... beer. While experiencing a hangover, a pilot is still under the influence of alcohol. Although a pilot may think he or she is functioning normally, motor and mental response impairment is still present. Considerable amounts of alcohol can remain…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 8-1-2
  Chapter 8. Medical Facts for Pilots › Section 1. Fitness for Flight › 8-1-1. Fitness For Flight

  crewmember while taking any medication, unless approved to do so by the FAA. d. Alcohol. 1. Extensive research has provided a number of facts about the hazards of alcohol consumption and flying. As little as one ounce of liquor ... bottle of beer or four ounces of wine can impair flying skills, with the alcohol consumed in these drinks being detectable in the breath and blood for at least 3 hours. Even after the body completely destroys a moderate amount…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-16
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Hydraulic Fluid › Drugs

  pilot with a blood alcohol level of .04 percent or greater after 8 hours cannot fly until the blood alcohol falls below that amount. Even though blood alcohol may be well below .04 percent, a pilot cannot fly sooner than ... hours after drinking alcohol. Although the regulations are quite specific, it is a good idea to be more conservative than the regulations. Drugs The Federal Aviation Regulations include no specific references to medication usage. Two regulations, though, are important…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 3-5
  Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Pilot Hazards › Aeromedical

  hazard. • Medication–Could any medications the pilot takes affect the flight? Both prescription and non-prescription over-thecounter (OTC) drugs have side effects that can affect a pilot’s physical and mental performance. The FAA provides information regarding OTC drugs ... personal or business events and activities can cause stress. Stress has many manifestations and affects thinking, behavior, and health. • Alcohol–Has the pilot consumed alcohol recently? The CFRs include a time limit (no consumption within eight hours before a flight…

• Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Study Guidep. 50
  Chapter 9: Physiological Factors (Including Drugs and Alcohol) Affecting Pilot Performance › Alcohol

  Figure 9-1. Impairment scale with alcohol use. Intoxication is determined by the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream. This is usually measured as a percentage by weight in the blood. 14 CFR part 91 requires that blood alcohol level ... less than .04 percent and that 8 hours pass between drinking alcohol and piloting an aircraft. A pilot with a blood alcohol level of .04 percent or greater after 8 hours cannot fly until the blood alcohol falls below that…