Helo Pilot - Min height
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Helo Pilot - Min height
Hi,
Could someone tell me what the minimum height for a helo pilot is in the US and UK please. (I did try to find it on the recruitment sites)
Ta
Could someone tell me what the minimum height for a helo pilot is in the US and UK please. (I did try to find it on the recruitment sites)
Ta
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USN and USMC:
Min height for female- 58 inches. For male- 62 inches USN, 66 inches USMC.
Other requirements:
Sitting Height (SH) 32-41 in.
Functional Reach (FR) 28 in. or more
Buttock Knee Length (BKL) 21.9-28 in.
Buttock Leg Length (BLL) 36-50 in.
Not sure how you meet a total of 32 inch sitting height with a leg length of 36 inches with a total height of only 58 inches?????
Min height for female- 58 inches. For male- 62 inches USN, 66 inches USMC.
Other requirements:
Sitting Height (SH) 32-41 in.
Functional Reach (FR) 28 in. or more
Buttock Knee Length (BKL) 21.9-28 in.
Buttock Leg Length (BLL) 36-50 in.
Not sure how you meet a total of 32 inch sitting height with a leg length of 36 inches with a total height of only 58 inches?????
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Not sure how you meet a total of 32 inch sitting height with a leg length of 36 inches with a total height of only 58 inches?????
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thanks guys!!
I don't know why they want Aussie pilots to be so tall. (163cm, roughly 64 inches). As far as I am aware the army don't train in ejection seat aircraft - and supposedly that is what the min height is set for.
I don't know why they want Aussie pilots to be so tall. (163cm, roughly 64 inches). As far as I am aware the army don't train in ejection seat aircraft - and supposedly that is what the min height is set for.
It's not just height to see over the instrument panel, but other measurements like reach are important. You have to be able to flick all the switches when strapped in tightly. And you have to use the rudder pedals as well (although I still haven't figured them out).
Keep strength in mind too. You might have to really heave on that collective, especially during emergencies.
Keep strength in mind too. You might have to really heave on that collective, especially during emergencies.
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Not sure how relevant it is, but if your thinking RAF limits the initial recruitment for aircrew means you have to be withing fast jet size limits. Which was a real pain for me as had to get rid of shed load of weight to be able to use an ejection seat my helo doesn't have!
If arse size matters...my ex-wife could have been a C5 pilot! If she ever had to haul it....she would have had to make two trips!