Hey Pruners!
There's a rumour doing the rounds that in certain dark blue aviation communities that due to a (formerly forgotten?) Aircrew Crash Seat max weight limitation (150kgs IIRC), some of our 'big boned' aviation colleagues may have to shed some excess poundage to meet a basic operating weight of some 98kgs (15.5ish stone) (stop sniggering at the back racing snakes!)
This equates to 52kgs of 'wearable' kit - I'm guessing that's possible for those who routinely get shot at, if you include body armour, seat armour, et al. Understand that the AAC have already adopted this for Apache, in the form of "lose weight within 3 months or back to source branch you go sunshine". Unsure if Light Blue have any similar restrictions.
Thoughts/comments/experiences/banter/WeightWatchers links welcome...
VFTC (still racing, no longer a snake)