Well, you're correct..however, "back in the day" my "IP" always stressed 24. Ask anyone who has been "whacked" on booze how they felt 8 hrs later.
For commercial drivers, a BAC of .04% can result in a DUI conviction nationwide. Would seem to me that Pilots would fall under the same rules, but alas they don't. Probably another reason I refuse too be a passenger on a commercial flight.
yes, pilots do. for a pilot with a BAC of .04, he's toast.
as for the 8 hours v 12 hours? i think 8 is waaayyyyy too short. i've actually set my personal limit to 24 hours, as i'm a lightweight with alchohol.
the flight club i'm in has computer scheduling, and i can if i so chose go up there right now(it's 1:30am here as i type this) and sign out the cessna. for this reason, i pretty much stopped drinking alltogether, as i don't want to become an NTSB report.