Blackbird14,
I understand the predicament you are in having been in a similar situation myself. Although in my case it was a question of being below the minimum height requirements. As I stand as 161.5cm (1.5cm short of the minimum) I was told I was permanently unfit for pilot training. But after undertaking functional testing on a number of aircraft I was cleared and was able to resume my application. I am now waiting for a position at Flight Screening, so fingers crossed, will be heading up to Tamworth in the next couple of months.
So from my experience I understand that if you are just outside the requirements, additional testing is done to measure your suitability. I just wanted to let you know about this procedure as if I had known about it previously I'm sure I would have avoided a lot of undue stress.
Good luck with your application and if you have any further questions please dont hesitate to ask!
