The US "War Is Boring" website published James Bollinger's titled "Too Short to Fly a Plane?" on November 23rd. According to the report of the US Air Force Reassessing Pilot Height Requirements,
has served as the commander of the 19th Air Force of the US Air Force Education and Training Command since June this year, Major General Craig Wells said that he believes 5 feet 4 inches ( Approximately 162.56 cm-the minimum height requirement of this website) is a man-made obstacle to service.
According to reports, the U.S. Air Force has been issuing height waivers for many years, and Wells let people learn more about this procedure in order to attract more aspiring pilots. The
report quoted statistics from the U.S. Air Force Education and Training Command that since 2015, the U.S. Air Force has received a total of 223 body size exemption applications, of which 194 have been approved, accounting for 87%.
Wells said that in fact, a person’s cumulative measurement may be more important than his or her actual height. For example, two people who are 5 feet 2 inches tall (approximately 157.5 cm) may have different leg lengths or arm lengths. Profile picture of
: A photo of a US Air Force pilot with the F-22 stealth fighter. (U.S. Air Force official website)
reported that Wells said: “We will conduct a full range of measurements for each applicant who applies for an exemption. After that, we will use software to compare their measurement results with all U.S. Air Force models. The cockpits-all measured with laser telemetry technology-are compared to determine which aircraft they can fly." Z1z
is 5 feet 2 inches tall, Captain Carly Jones is the 14th Flight Training Unit at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, USA A T-1 trainer pilot instructor of the team received a height exemption before joining the army in 2015.
reported that the doctor measured Jones in three parts—for example, the length from her knees to feet—and measured her sitting height. The computer software calculated that she was able to fly several types of aircraft, including the T-1 trainer, the KC-135 "strato tanker" tanker, the KC-10 tanker, the C-5 "Galaxy" transport aircraft and the C-130 "Strong tanker". "God" transport aircraft.
