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It's cool how they wait as long as they can before gently placing the nose on the runway. So much smoother and quieter than I anticipated. Delta owes these pilo

• koolba 3y ago
  > Delta owes these pilots an off-duty drink! Fun fact: Pilots can have a non-zero BAC (I think .04). So they could have it while on duty too if it’s not a double!
  • andrewmunsell 3y ago
    You are technically correct about the BAC, but they definitely cannot have one while "on duty", there's an 8 hour limit between your last drink and flying and some airlines have longer time windows by policy https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/91.17 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/91.17
    • eastbound 3y ago
      8 hour limit + 0.04 = They can drink a lot the day before, but they have to aim pretty well…
  • intune 3y ago
    Not quite, there's also a rule that you can't operate an aircraft within 8 hours of consuming alcohol, aka. "8 hours bottle to throttle".