Cadet training- got Interview but am I too short?
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indeed it is...
I am sure I have 160cm and it's stated in my class II (which is done in Melbourne) and class I (in HK). However, I've got 159 in CX medical n got kicked out right after my height is measured. and my Stage 3 interview next day was cancelled as well.
The Doc reassured me of the accuracy of the measurement in CX in told me that CX is never going to hire me....
So they're only considering their INTERNAL MEASUREMENT for INTERNAL REQUIREMENT.
However I still encourage wannabes to give it a go as we do know there're marginal cases that are provided the opportunity to try out in the sim and eventually passed the test. (tho' rumor has it that they dun do the reach test anymore
) And of coz the management denied they've ever admitted any applicant who's under 160cm.
I asked about it and the HR told me it is the Medical which recommend applicant to go for the sim test. So I guess the Doc who sees u in the medical is critical for passing "marginal cases".
For wannabes who don't want to take any risk, I also heard from management captains that this 160cm policy is going to be reviewed. The height requirement may be changed to a reach test (just like those in FA selection). But it may take a couple of years' time.
The Doc reassured me of the accuracy of the measurement in CX in told me that CX is never going to hire me.... So they're only considering their INTERNAL MEASUREMENT for INTERNAL REQUIREMENT.However I still encourage wannabes to give it a go as we do know there're marginal cases that are provided the opportunity to try out in the sim and eventually passed the test. (tho' rumor has it that they dun do the reach test anymore
) And of coz the management denied they've ever admitted any applicant who's under 160cm. I asked about it and the HR told me it is the Medical which recommend applicant to go for the sim test. So I guess the Doc who sees u in the medical is critical for passing "marginal cases".
For wannabes who don't want to take any risk, I also heard from management captains that this 160cm policy is going to be reviewed. The height requirement may be changed to a reach test (just like those in FA selection). But it may take a couple of years' time.
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CX has wasted money on training people in the recent past who couldn't physically do the job, when it came to a V1 cut in the simulator. Given that CX is flush with many more applicants than course places at the moment, I would imagine that the Company recruitment limits are being stringently applied.
If you really want to fly then give it a go anyway. Try and grow/stretch in the meanwhile. There are exercises you can do and lots of information on the internet. Didn't Frank Whittle (the guy who invented the jet engine) have the same issue?
Most flying careers have challenges and setbacks. At 18 I was told to "go away, you have got a heart murmur". I eventually proved them wrong. A few years later my course was cut during a downturn, leaving me to finish my training under my own steam, and then go out and find a job. But in the end I achieved my ambition and it was worth the effort and sacrifices.
If you really want it, then keep trying all the possibilities, and don't give up.
If you really want to fly then give it a go anyway. Try and grow/stretch in the meanwhile. There are exercises you can do and lots of information on the internet. Didn't Frank Whittle (the guy who invented the jet engine) have the same issue?
Most flying careers have challenges and setbacks. At 18 I was told to "go away, you have got a heart murmur". I eventually proved them wrong. A few years later my course was cut during a downturn, leaving me to finish my training under my own steam, and then go out and find a job. But in the end I achieved my ambition and it was worth the effort and sacrifices.
If you really want it, then keep trying all the possibilities, and don't give up.
