FAA and Nyquil

Medication update: FAA changes Nyquil-use guidelines

Here is some information on a recent change from the FAA regarding the use of Nyquil. A pilot now must wait 60 hours from the time that you take it until you can fly. This is some important information to keep in mind during this cold and flu season.

Checklists

As we watch this video it is easy to be like most of the people who have left comments and judge this pilot. But who of us have not made some mistake in the cockpit? Hopefully none of us will make this one but we have all made smaller ones. One of the easiest ways to insure that this does not happen to you is to simply use a checklist. We can get rushed, complacent, just plain lazy and skip items or not use the checklist at all.

Anytime you feel like skipping the checklist try and think of this video.

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