I remember while I was taking lessons for my PPL back in 1993, the class was told by the teacher that consuming alcohol is only allowed until 12 hours before beginning the next flight, which means entering the cockpit with the intention to commence a flight as part of the control cabin crew. 

This might be different by now and was probably different then regarding commercial aviation.

One story we were told was that of a freighter captain losing directional control on roll out due to the bottle of whiskey that blocked his rudder pedals.

It makes you laugh first, but it is a crime and should be treated like that.

In 1993 there existed a rumour about a misprint that said "a pilot may not drink alcohol 12 steps before commencing a flight", which again makes you laugh at first but in the end isn't funny at all...

Always happy landings,

Claus

I  don't know what the  law is in other countries but in the  UK (and I think in the EU) there are limits on alcohol in blood, breathe or urine. You're guilty if your alcohol level exceeds them.

What if, despite being over the limit, he'd carried out the walk-round and pre-flight checks correctly and subsequently flown the aircraft correctly

 

Every one knows  that drinking  over  the limit  effects you to perform to your max capability in performing  what ever task you do, so I cant  see how  one  would  fly  the aircraft correctly if one were over the limit

Every one knows  that drinking  over  the limit  effects you to perform to your max capability in performing  what ever task you do, so I cant  see how  one  would  fly  the aircraft correctly if one were over the limit

You do understand the limit is incredibly small? For most you would have absouletly no idea they had been drinking. We are not talking about falling out of a bar/where's my keys/I love everyone, drunk..

In the UK the aviation limit is 9 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

 

For driving it's 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. That's  a factor of about 4.

I think the pay pilots get is criminal let alone alcohol (oh, that's a topic for another time).

 

As far as his career goes he may not loose his job.  Who knows what Pakistan's standards are plus they hate western nations anyway...

 

Yeah right, everyone hate you and envy your superior western nations. Cmon, get your feet back on the ground, you're "flying"  way too much.

 

Anyway, he should obey laws of country he's flying over.