Originally Posted by kreeft
I want to say that I read somewhere that anyone actually flying the plane (captain and first officer) have to stop 12 hours beforehand. But I might be making that up. As for FAs, I have no clue
In the US you may not act as a required crewmember if:
- you have consumed alcohol in the past 8 hours
- have a blood alcohol level of 0.04 or higher
- are under the influence of alcohol
Not much wiggle room there!