Originally Posted by
jazzsax
I can tell you on any flight I've flown in J --- I often used to have a good 5 or 6 drinks before boarding (yay for scotch at the lounge) and had no issues... and often a few (or 5 to 6) on board. Really depends how your body handles / metabolises alcohol and how you act
This. I've gone through RIDE checkpoints well past the limit and sailed on through. Some folks are just higher-level functional drunks that can easily get past the GA. The problems start when they continue drinking on board.