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Pilots and Booze

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Do you think Pilots have a drinking problem?

The latest issue of the Aviation Safety Letter has a story entitled, "Brakes: What's Stopping You?". In this story is an example of how much heat is generated by a light aircraft.

"A light aircraft weighing 1100 lbs and touching down at 60 kt has a KE equivalent to the amount of heat energy required to bring 2 cans of light beer to a boil on a 15C day at sealevel."

I have to admit I found this reference a little surprising rather than giving a quantity of water. I guess pilots can relate better to a quantity of beer. :shock:

Then a couple of pages later is a story entitled, "To Drink or Not to Drink". I think Transport thinks we have a problem.

Just remember...most of us are not alcoholics. We are drunks...alcoholics go to meetings! :lol:

Disclaimer: The previous joke is not meant to take away anything from or belittle those people who do have a problem with alcohol.
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Haaaa

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Hey - I dont have a problem at all. I dont drink any more......................
....................or any less.

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by DeskDriver »

Northern Girl,

Cool, lets go drinking together. I'll bring the booze, you bring a thong.
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Lolly

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I'm too old for you little boy..........
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thats not something to brag about.
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Post by DeskDriver »

So what if you're a bit past your prime. The booze is so I can drink you pretty. But seriously, this being the Internet you're probably a 55 year old guy from New Jersey with bad BO ;)

Remember folks, you can drink an ugly girl pretty but you can't drink a fat girl skinny.
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In Canada, light beer IS water!
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Post by merlin »

The Dr. told me that safe drinking guidelines was 2 beer a day for men and 1 for woman. So I figure if I don't drink all week I can have 14 on firday night and I'm still safe. But when you are stuck in a small town up north what else is there to do but drink :D
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Post by DeskDriver »

Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible
Merlin, are you some kind of fag?
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:)
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Post by merlin »

You think I'm a Fag because I think that is a good quote???? :roll: OK!!!

Maybe you are just too big of a man, we all can't have a 12 inch dick I guess. :roll:
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Post by pika »

Stats will tell us that 8-10% of pilots are alcoholics. Seems to go with the overnights (where we drink), time off (where we drink), and holidays (where we drink). I need a drink.
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Post by Airtids »

Jesus, people! The real question that needs answering is why in hell would you BOIL beer? Unless of course it happens to be a Lucky, in which case boiling probably couldn't make it taste any worse!
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Post by Brint »

I like the quote merlin. If more people followed it, you wouldn't get those idiot responses.
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:)
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Is that Ronald Reagan on the beer poster?
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edited to remove double post
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Post by Slick Fork »

This subject makes me think of a line from the Family Guy Show..... "Hey look, there's an airplane, where there's a plane there's a pilot, where there's a pilot there's a bar... I can get a drink come on!"

How's that for the public's view of our glorious profession!!
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Post by Flyin' Hi »

This subject makes me think of a line from the Family Guy Show..... "Hey look, there's an airplane, where there's a plane there's a pilot, where there's a pilot there's a bar... I can get a drink come on!"
Isn't it amazing how these topic forums go full circle and you end up with the same thing that was in the first post!
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Post by I_Drive_Planes »

This reminds me of an article I saw awhile back in the Weekly World News (simply the finest newspaper of all time!). The headline was along the lines of "Drunk Pilots Start Airline". It had a great picture on the front page of a googly eyed pilot with his tongue hanging out with a bottle in his hand hanging out the cockpit window of a DC-3. The article was talking about how this group of pilots was tired of drunks being seen as such social pariahs so they wanted tostart an airline where people could drink and be comfortable, the cockpits would be equipped with mini bars, and the pilot and co-pilot would take turns between flying the plane and going back to drink with the passengers at the bar.

I have that article somewhere, it was truly priceless. If I can find it I'll post it.
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Oops,

I feel dumb now, I didn't even see flying low's sig!
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I_Drive_Planes,

Last time I saw, that article was on the board in the planning room at the Sault College hangar. It might have been taken down, but will check the next time I'm out there.

I laughed when I saw it! :lol:

For the record, hypoxia is a much better drug. Just as dangerous, but you can't be tested when you land. Well, if you land and don't crash. :shock:

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Post by ttx15 »

That's remind me the last edition of COPA magasine, one guy had his commercial pilot licence remove for 14 days because he had a beer before a flight. That was a fine by TC. That's weird!!
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Post by DeskDriver »

Just remember:

Drinking a light beer (aka lean mixture) is like riding a rocking-horse into battle. It doesn't really get you where you want to go, and it is fucking emberassing if people see you on it.
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