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How long after drinking alcohol must you wait before acting as a remote pilot?

8 hours, bottle to throttle.

  1. 4 hours
  2. 8 hours ✔
  3. 12 hours

Why: Part 107 applies the manned aviation rule in section 91.17. No one may act as a crewmember within 8 hours after drinking any alcoholic beverage.

Huh, didn't know that: The rule covers visual observers too, not just the person at the controls.

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Sources

  1. 14 CFR 91.17 Alcohol or drugs (eCFR) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-91.17
  2. 14 CFR 107.27 Alcohol or drugs (eCFR) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-107.27

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