"Gig 601XL Builder" wr.giacona@coxDOTnet
"Michael" wrote in message
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Yes, I neglected to point that out. But, the majority of samples
shouldn't
have been affected by this. Not to a level of .04% anyway.

Actually, that's not true. The NTSB believes that the majority of
cases where toxicology found alcohol in the system are indeed due to
this. The true magnitude of the drinking-and-flying accident rate is
acknowledged by the NTSB to be tiny.

That may well be the case but could one of the reasons it is tiny is that
the FAA makes those that go through rehab wait 2 years and jump through
hoops to get thier medical back? That issue is what got this thread
started in the first place.

It could be. Got any evidence of this? *That* is the issue that got this
thread started.

I'm actually quite pleased at the lack of knee-jerk responses that distil
the issue to a pro/con drug use one; complete with the attendant political
arguments and accusations of perfidy and substance abuse. Things are
looking up on Usenet!

moo