Wow! I wonder how that "lankymanc" got on. He posted this like in 2001!!
I suppose he and others posted a very serious point about being too tall. I would have thought the Americans, being how big they are wqould have built airliners to accomodate people 6'4-6'8. But i guess the problem is the training aircraft like cessnas.
Most people strive to be tall but I feel quite sorry for those that arent accepted becasue of their size.
I remeber when I was growing up, I was worried that I might only get to the same height as my mum which is 5'2 which I believe is the minimum for most airlines.
luckily, when i stopped growing, i'd reached 5'4 so no problem. But if i ever became an airline pilot, i'd feel really short compared to you lot who are around the 6 foot mark! Do you think it would look weird if people in the airport saw me walking around in my pilot uniform and 4 inch heels!! They'd be freaked thinking "she can't fly the plane wearing those"!!!
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