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Originally Posted by Jimbuna
His reading of 41 microgrammes is more than four times over the limit for that allowed for flying in the UK (9).
Now consider if he was driving a car and was more than four times over the 35 limit  |
Then why is the car limit so high and the flying limit so low? Intoxication is intoxication. If you can still handle a car without problems then I don't see why you should be unable to fly an aircraft. Both require you to be fully alert and able to control your body.
I think it's an arbitrary limit that doesn't necessarily reflect on your ability to control a vehicle.
Don't get me wrong, I don't condone intoxicated driving or flying, I just think that the punishment is too high in this case. He had the intention to fly but ultimately didn't. So he was punished for intending to fly with a comparatively low amount of alcohol in his blood. I find 9 months in prison too much for that. Suspend his license for 2 years or something. You'll be hard pressed in Germany to be sent to jail for 9 months for beating the crap out of somebody and here someone gets a sentence like that although no one has been injured.