Too heavy to work
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Too heavy to work
Hi just looking for some advice, one of my ex students told me the other day that he was told that he was to heavy (FAT) for a particular job in charter.(Unfortunatley for him he is not that over weight just a big guy.) i have never heard of this happening before just wondering if this happens often. Thank you
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I know of it happening in one company. the guy was employed by a different company for a very short period, and asked to loose weight and reapply.
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Not common, but...
It happened to me once.
I applied for a charter job (95% of the job was scenics) and was speaking with the CP. He asked me how much I weighed (90kg) and he said that I was too heavy, and that he preferred his pilots to be around 70 - 75 kg.
This because with a lighter pilot he could fit in (possibly) one more pax into his a/c C207 for the scenics
DIVOSH!
I applied for a charter job (95% of the job was scenics) and was speaking with the CP. He asked me how much I weighed (90kg) and he said that I was too heavy, and that he preferred his pilots to be around 70 - 75 kg.
This because with a lighter pilot he could fit in (possibly) one more pax into his a/c C207 for the scenics
DIVOSH!
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90kg is a bit harsh - I'm 6'3" and was 90kg way back when I was about 16 years old. Tip it in at 100kg these days which is still heavy for this industry but...
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Geez I way 88kg's and I'm only 5' 6", never weighed less than 75kg's my entire adult life, even when I was on the 'lean' side!
I believe the only way that you can be discriminated against by weight, is if your weight affects you functioning in the position (eg: to large to go out the emergency exit).
I believe the only way that you can be discriminated against by weight, is if your weight affects you functioning in the position (eg: to large to go out the emergency exit).
1.97 metres (6'6") for the oldies here and 110kg.
Currently on Metro's and it's a bit of a squeeze but I can fly them for a couple of hours without too much discomfort.
Currently on Metro's and it's a bit of a squeeze but I can fly them for a couple of hours without too much discomfort.
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I'm a healthy 100kg and 6 foot. I manage to not get told anything. 
I personally have never been questioned about my weight, but have seen others who weighed less than me, but were shorter, thus looked heavier, get questioned. I have only ever seen one person dismissed or refused employment due to a weight issue though. His was more of a control interference with stomach problem.
I personally have never been questioned about my weight, but have seen others who weighed less than me, but were shorter, thus looked heavier, get questioned. I have only ever seen one person dismissed or refused employment due to a weight issue though. His was more of a control interference with stomach problem.
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I'm not over weight. Just six inches too short! 
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I'm a healthy 100kg and 6 foot
Me, I'm a stately 188cm and a 'cuddly' 120ish KG's.
Obviously too much KiteKat for dinner.
Oh and Taily, I know one of youse who is as big as me, and the other that is as broad as he is tall
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Me, I'm a stately 188cm and a 'cuddly' 120ish KG's.
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Just to add to the thread, i'm 6'2" and weigh in at 103kg.
At my last medical the DAME asked me if I had ever considered stomach banding to lose weight.
I thought he was taking the p!ss.
He was actually started writting the details of who to see about getting it done.
No thanks. I'll just walk the dog twice a day instead of once..
At my last medical the DAME asked me if I had ever considered stomach banding to lose weight.
I thought he was taking the p!ss.
He was actually started writting the details of who to see about getting it done.
No thanks. I'll just walk the dog twice a day instead of once..
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Now where did I leave that big Red Ban Button???
...and the other that is as broad as he is tall.
Now where did I leave that big Red Ban Button???
Jeeezus HH,... I always thought you were my hero. 6'4" tall, broad shoulders, six pack, 90 kg max, long blond hair. I am devastated.
Makes me feel good looking in the mirror in the mornings though!
Makes me feel good looking in the mirror in the mornings though!
But what about Skypig when he was CP at Air North in the late 80's, or his love child junior Skypig at Ossies mob?
A certain tourist operator in the NT has told a few large people over the years that he wouldn't employ them.
A certain tourist operator in the NT has told a few large people over the years that he wouldn't employ them.
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I swear this is true. In PNG about 1974 a certain Chinese trade
store owner had an Islander.
He had a store in the highlands selling the usual cans of fish
and rice stuff to the locals.
I think he operated from Madang.
He placed an add for a pilot in the Moresby paper
PILOT WANTED MAXIMUM 120 lbs.
We all laughed but he was serious, he wanted to
get max payload into his store in the hills.
store owner had an Islander.
He had a store in the highlands selling the usual cans of fish
and rice stuff to the locals.
I think he operated from Madang.
He placed an add for a pilot in the Moresby paper
PILOT WANTED MAXIMUM 120 lbs.
We all laughed but he was serious, he wanted to
get max payload into his store in the hills.
But what about Skypig when he was CP at Air North in the late 80's
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Pity we don't have a photo of Jason Hazzard.
He was an Ansett legend for bulk.
Never saw him myself but have a recollection of stories about his not being able to fit behind the seat of some airliners.
I can see the reasoning... suppose it ensures the lizards get a job.
They'll get fat in their turn.
He was an Ansett legend for bulk.
Never saw him myself but have a recollection of stories about his not being able to fit behind the seat of some airliners.
I can see the reasoning... suppose it ensures the lizards get a job.
They'll get fat in their turn.
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Tallist (like racist only different)
I'm pretty sure the BMI tables etc the military use are flawed against big (tall) people. I'm 193cm/98kg. I was sick a while ago and got down to 87kg...everyone told me I looked like skin and bone and how sick I looked. Yet at 95kg (and playing 1st grade Colts Rugby at the time), the RAAF told me I was at the far end of the BMI table and would have to lose weight...Maybe a better test of "fatness" would be "take off your shirt and give us a gander at you".
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Hempy I was the same years back - 6'3" 98kg and rowing in the Olympic training squad for Atlanta. Went to the doctor for my first Class 1 medical and was told I was overweight.
My regular GP and the trainers had me on a special diet at the time as I was down to < 4% body fat and they wanted to see me "fat up" a bit more as they were scared I was going anorexic.
BMI my arse.
My regular GP and the trainers had me on a special diet at the time as I was down to < 4% body fat and they wanted to see me "fat up" a bit more as they were scared I was going anorexic.
BMI my arse.