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I have a friend who is interested in getting started in aviation, and he was wondering what the best deal is to get his licenses. He lives in the UK, but he is willing to live abroad. Also, what is the minimum height requirement for commercial flying....?? Thanks for your time.
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Hi,
I heard about age requirement for commercial flying (18 to obtain CPL and 21 to obtain ATPL), but height.... this is somethnig new for me. Anyway, referr to the JAR FCL 1 and you will find what you need. However, the easies way is to call (or e-mail) any FTO and ask the questions you want to know.
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I heard about age requirement for commercial flying (18 to obtain CPL and 21 to obtain ATPL), but height.... this is somethnig new for me. Anyway, referr to the JAR FCL 1 and you will find what you need. However, the easies way is to call (or e-mail) any FTO and ask the questions you want to know.
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As far as I know most airlines want 1.60m tall.
On the small 4 seaters only the left seat can adjust, which makes it a bit difficult doing flight instruction from the right seat, especially doing flapless landings (high nose attitude)
Being less than 1.60m tall, it is also difficult to secure full rudder travel as the floor rails either do not go far enough to the front and/or there are not enough holes in the rail to lock secure the seat.
This can lead to your seat not locking properly into position, a very dangerous situation on e.g. take-off and you can not reach the pedals, raise the gear or may even stall the aircraft holding on to the control colmn, especially during single crew operations as you have nobody to hand over control to untill you have recovered from your akward position.
Sliding backwards may even push the aircraft balance rearwards and out of limits, as your seat will come to a rest against the rear seat, which will agrivate the stall and reduce the controlability of the aircraft at low speeds e.g. on take-off.
You get special seat cushions designed for this purpose, most schools also have them available for students to use. Just ask your instructor.
I used to sit on the flight log book (after checking the entries) and then put the pillow on top, it made the cushion a bit firmer.
Please do not sit on the aircraft manual as you may need it during flight or in an emergency (and then it is underneath your backside) Will be difficult to explain to the CAA why you did not follow the "emergency gear extention" procedure and did a "weels-up" because you are not supposed to do some procedures by memory !
Good luck
Good news: You will find the larger and more expensive the aircraft are, the better the seats can adjust up/down/forward, etc and the less of a problem it is.
On the small 4 seaters only the left seat can adjust, which makes it a bit difficult doing flight instruction from the right seat, especially doing flapless landings (high nose attitude)
Being less than 1.60m tall, it is also difficult to secure full rudder travel as the floor rails either do not go far enough to the front and/or there are not enough holes in the rail to lock secure the seat.
This can lead to your seat not locking properly into position, a very dangerous situation on e.g. take-off and you can not reach the pedals, raise the gear or may even stall the aircraft holding on to the control colmn, especially during single crew operations as you have nobody to hand over control to untill you have recovered from your akward position.
Sliding backwards may even push the aircraft balance rearwards and out of limits, as your seat will come to a rest against the rear seat, which will agrivate the stall and reduce the controlability of the aircraft at low speeds e.g. on take-off.
You get special seat cushions designed for this purpose, most schools also have them available for students to use. Just ask your instructor.
I used to sit on the flight log book (after checking the entries) and then put the pillow on top, it made the cushion a bit firmer.
Please do not sit on the aircraft manual as you may need it during flight or in an emergency (and then it is underneath your backside) Will be difficult to explain to the CAA why you did not follow the "emergency gear extention" procedure and did a "weels-up" because you are not supposed to do some procedures by memory !
Good luck
Good news: You will find the larger and more expensive the aircraft are, the better the seats can adjust up/down/forward, etc and the less of a problem it is.
Last edited by Nirak; 23rd Mar 2011 at 09:01.
