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Old 10-24-2009 | 12:56 PM
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Default RE: New/Revised AMA Safety Code item:

Silent-
yeah... I think we've all been the victim of the Quick Reply at one point or another

But you raised an interesting pondering,
why not just copypaste the FAA drug rule?

Sec. 91.17 - Alcohol or drugs Hypothetical AMA:SCg9 - Alcohol & Drugs:

(a) No person may act or attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil model aircraft
(1) Within 8 hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage;
(2) While under the influence of alcohol;
(3) While using any drug that affects the person's faculties in any way contrary to safety; or
(4) While having an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater in a blood or breath specimen. Alcohol concentration means grams of alcohol per deciliter of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
if we are trying to appease the FAA,
why not just use their text... it is not that different from what we already propose.
It meets both Hoss's concerns over the New9 moving the responsibility (liability) from pilot to CD,
it meets the new appreciation for drugs as well as booze,
and it even supports the Impaired whistle for CDs to blow if they want to.

.... so who is not getting what they want if we apply FAA's text to models, to appease the FAA?