Kenny Keller explains why the "8 hours bottle to throttle" rule isn't a guarantee. He shares a story about flying hungover early in his career, when a severe headache tanked his performance, and warns that being legally clear of alcohol doesn't mean you're fit to fly.
8 hours ('bottle to throttle').
Day 79.
Hey. Day 79, coffee with Kenny. I got a good one today that we haven't talked about in a while. I have talked about this in the past, but we know the regulation has 8 hours bottle of throttle, right? Okay, you have a beer at dinner and you gotta fly the next day. That is no big deal, right? Nobody cares. Now in the regulation, it also says technically you can't legally fly with a hangover. And many of you experienced pilots already know what you might feel like if you it. I could only remember doing it one time where I really felt bad and went to work and flew and it is not a good idea. It gave me one of the worst headaches ever. It was early in my career and I just learned that you are never as good or on top of your game with a hangover. And that's why the regulation says to not do it. You may think that you're fine, but your decision making and your clarity is never going to be good if you've been out when we're saying, for example, me today, last night, one of my good friends of many, many years had a surprise birthday party or friends had a surprise birthday party for her and we all went out together and we had a great time, but we ubered it all night. So everybody was safe and nobody did anything bad. And that's all good, right? And I didn't have any flight scheduled for today and Sunday. I rarely ever fly on Saturday and I want to be home on the weekends with my daughter. But I went out with my friends for this special occasion again, longtime friend, 50 year birthday party, surprise party, and we had a great time most of the day. Today I spent hanging out with my daughter, talking a little bit, taking naps, I would not even think about flying on a day when I have a hangover. So for those of you that have never done it, and if you think, ah, you know, hey, I've had, you know, you were out partying with your friends, stayed out kind of late, and maybe you've had your eight hours, but if you had a lot to consume the night before, even though you've had your eight hours and you may be legal as far as hours wise, you are not gonna be making the good decisions probably that you normally would, you're not gonna be on top of your game, you're gonna be sluggish, you're gonna miss things, it's just not a good idea. So I thought that was a pretty fitting topic for today. I mentioned it to my daughter and she's like, why not talk about it. Dad, Pilots drink, right? Yes, pilots do drink. So for those of into this, abide by the regulations 8 hours bottle throttle and do not fly with a hangover because you just will not do well. Do as well and you're opening yourself up for, you know, the possibility of something bad happening. So we're off to supper. Day 79 please like and comment. Give us your thoughts. Anything training or light training, related flight, ground, helicopter careers, anything you want to talk about, please comment below. Please like and share. Already said comment. Did I already say Click the bell and subscribe. Click the bell and subscribe. Make your comments down below. And hey, don't forget private Pilot membership is only 49amonth. Keep it as long as you like. Cancel anytime has a 24 hour test flight. You can go and check out the training if it's right for you. Do nothing. Just keep it for however long you want it. Get building 30 day increments when you want to when you want to end your subscription, just remove your credit card from Settings with Inside the Hog site, end the subscription in PayPal and we also have a 30 day money back guarantee on top of the 24 hour test flight. So thanks again for joining us. For day 79 subscribe, leave us a comment below. Please give us a like on the video and we'll see you tomorrow for day 80.
