Average Pilot AUW?
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Kerikeri New Zealand
Age: 89
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Big Bad George
I agree the BMI index is nothing other than unadulterated BS.
The All Blacks ( the ones that were eliminated from the world cup by FRA)
were tested recently and the whole team according to the BMI scale were morbidly obese!
I have also been in that category for the past 55 years and still so.
If I had listened to the Medical section of CAANZ I should have died about 40 years ago!
I am still here and still P#&&#+G them off, because I drink too much; eat animal fat, drink cream tea, and do enough act;ive work to keep my heart rate down
< 50/60
If yo is happy, yo will live long.
The All Blacks ( the ones that were eliminated from the world cup by FRA)
were tested recently and the whole team according to the BMI scale were morbidly obese!
I have also been in that category for the past 55 years and still so.
If I had listened to the Medical section of CAANZ I should have died about 40 years ago!
I am still here and still P#&&#+G them off, because I drink too much; eat animal fat, drink cream tea, and do enough act;ive work to keep my heart rate down
< 50/60
If yo is happy, yo will live long.
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Kerikeri New Zealand
Age: 89
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
bbg
I had traffic do on a couple of occasions a weigh in, on a wide body aircraft, (Much to their disgust Both the pax and TFC) and on average I picked up a little over a tonne per 100 pax.
Its handy when you are pushing fuel on long haul flights.
The 747 flies like an Auster but is an efficient money making tool.
Its handy when you are pushing fuel on long haul flights.
The 747 flies like an Auster but is an efficient money making tool.
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1,797
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Military (RAF) planning weights are:
100kgs or 200lbs per person regardless of sex or physical dimensions. Common sense prevails when taking Air Cadets on AEF who probably weigh half that, and this applies to aircraft that are weight critical.
100kgs or 200lbs per person regardless of sex or physical dimensions. Common sense prevails when taking Air Cadets on AEF who probably weigh half that, and this applies to aircraft that are weight critical.
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Maders UK
Age: 57
Posts: 806
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Fatties in aviation
I'm 90kg and 185cm.
I used to be significantly porkier but decided that an exercise regime was mandatory if I was going to live to retirement age.
When I did my PPL(H) in an R22 6 years ago my instructor and I must have weighed 200kg together - we were right on the weight margin when 2 up.
About the BMI - yes there are rare exceptions when one applies it to professional athletes like the All Blacks who have a huge muscle mass, generally though it is pretty accurate at determining who ate all the pies.
More time in the gym, less time sitting at the computer arguing on PPRuNe - your parasite drag will decrease.
SB
I used to be significantly porkier but decided that an exercise regime was mandatory if I was going to live to retirement age.
When I did my PPL(H) in an R22 6 years ago my instructor and I must have weighed 200kg together - we were right on the weight margin when 2 up.
About the BMI - yes there are rare exceptions when one applies it to professional athletes like the All Blacks who have a huge muscle mass, generally though it is pretty accurate at determining who ate all the pies.
More time in the gym, less time sitting at the computer arguing on PPRuNe - your parasite drag will decrease.
SB
