Am I too Short?
Hi,
I've read that someone's got chopped because his legs are short and hence cannot apply full rudders. He had to discontinue his self-funded training although he is already somewhat halfway through (don't know about the full details though, only knows that he passed his UKCAA initial class 1 medical).
How did he manage to clear the class 1 medical and yet couldn't reach full rudders? Doesn’t this defeat the purpose of the medical? Does the class 1 medical require one to have a minimum leg length? Ironically I know of someone who is colour blind but is training under the SIA cadetship now.
I am not too tall (5' 4") and I believe I'm slightly disproportionate in that my body is longer than my legs!
I certainly don’t want to spend a fortune on my training and end up being told my legs are too short for flying in the first place! I believe BA's height requirement was 158cm (5' 2")?
Can someone help?