Martin Hotze wrote:
Newps wrote:


Have you consumed alcohol? IMHO yes. Very little, but you have. At least
you have a not so good standpoint in court.
But you're right, the question stands, even when 0,0001% is also alcohol.

Not to the FAA. We controllers can be drug tested on a random basis.
We can also be tested for alcohol. You are allowed, I believe, a .02 in
your system and still be legal. It might be .04 but that seems a
little high. I believe the rules for flying would also follw these
numbers.



isn't it 0.0 for pilots? - bottle or throttle.

No. Many mouthwashes, for example, contain alcohol. Take a swig of
mouthwash and then blow into the machine and you will not blow a 0.0.
For us it is not a breathalyzer. It is a coated plastic or wooden
stick, similar to what the doctor has when he says "open up and say
ahhh". If it turns a certain color then you have too high an alcohol
content. At that point you would have to go to the doctor for a blood
test. The stick will not register at or below the allowed amount of
alcohol.