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Section X
BEECHCRAFT
Safety
Information
ALCOHOL
Common
sense and scientific
evidence
dictate that
you
must not fly as a crew
member
while
under the
influence
of alcohol.
Alcohol,
even
in small
amounts,
produces,
among
other things, a dulling of
critical
judgment;
a decreased sense
of responsibility;
diminished
skill
reactions
and
coordination;
decreased
speed
and
strength of muscular
reflexes
(even
after one
ounce
of alcohol);
decreases
in
efficiency
of eye
movements
during reading (after
one
ounce of
alcohol);
increased frequency of errors
(after one ounce of alcohol); constriction
of
visual
fields;
decreased
ability
to see
under
dim
illuminations;
loss of efficiency
of sense
of
touch;
decrease of memory
and reasoning
ability;
increased
susceptibility
to fatigue
and decreased
attention
span;
decreased
relevance
of
response;
increased self
confidence
with
decreased
insight
into immediate
capabilities.
Tests have shown that pilots commit
major
errors of
judgment
and
procedure
at blood alcohol
levels
substantially
less than the
minimum
legal levels of
intoxication
for
most
states.
These tests further
show
a continuation
of
impairment from
alcohol
up
to as many as 14 hours after consumption,
with
no
appreciable
diminution
of
impairment.
The
body
metabolizes
ingested
alcohol
at a
rate of
about
one-
10-62
March, 1981
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