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Old December 3rd 07, 07:05 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Big John
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Default An Unexpected Finding Among Commercial Pilots

On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 19:39:56 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

John Mazor writes:

If it is habitual and not a rare event, then yes, but you
didn't specify that.


Is daily consumption of alcohol habitual?




This from someone who lives in France.

In fact, until fairly recently, French pilots were allowed to have a glass
of wine with theiir dinner inflight..



Fjukkwit.

Bertie

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Bertie

errata

I was liaison aboard the French Aircraft Carrier, Joan D'Arc (sp) and
they had two 20,000 gallon stainless tanks built into ship for wine.
Crew drank 1000 liters of wine each day.

Just glad they were not driving a super tanker.

They figured the wine would last to Australia and there they told me
they would fill the tanks with Aussie beer to go the rest of the way
home to France )

From my experience, the French turn a blind eye to drinking.

Big John