Affect of Alcohol (Beer) on Soaring and Soaring Racing

On 2/21/2019 6:50 AM, wrote:
Many snips
The topic wasn't meant to be a "Debate" - I know RAS loves debates

Since I started it - it was meant to help "me" come up with a bit better "personal" decisions/check lists. sort of like:

I want to do 1000k - make sure i have 8 hours of sleep the 4 nights before - don't drink - call off the task if work is over stress limits........

Before a Contest - don't drink 4 days before or during the contest - sleep in a proper bed - get to sleep before 10 pm - eat only my own cooking.

you get the idea..... RAS has many experience pilots - it can be a place to get diverse opinion and something real data - also a little humor thrown in

Every body reacts to different stress with uniqueness. It in nice to hear how others approach an issue...... it's not a debate, just because you ask a question

WH
If the weather was more commensurate with flying, we'd be flying (and
having a post flight debriefing fluid) rather than debating the relative
merits of barley.
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Dan, 5J

On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 11:00:26 AM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:


There is NO DEBATE about that LOL - my son works for a brewery, so the plan was NEVER to give up Beer - it is a basic food group.

Spring is getting closer every day!

WH

A long time ago, George Moffat referred me to "Learned Optimism" by Martin Seligman. His thesis is that if you think you're stronger, faster, better, healthier, etc , then there's a pretty good chance you will be. It goes beyond the usual advice to think positive but that's the summary. So if certain pilots think they fly better because they abstain...or because a beer helps them relax after a flight, then they might.

Chip Bearden

On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 9:14:32 AM UTC-8, wrote:
A long time ago, George Moffat referred me to "Learned Optimism" by Martin Seligman. His thesis is that if you think you're stronger, faster, better, healthier, etc , then there's a pretty good chance you will be. It goes beyond the usual advice to think positive but that's the summary. So if certain pilots think they fly better because they abstain...or because a beer helps them relax after a flight, then they might.

Chip Bearden

I am positive beer makes me a better pilot.