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04-13-2008, 08:05 PM
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Airforce Fighter Pilots
What is the height limit?
I have wanted to be a fighter pilot my whole life but decided to go to school first. I now am thinking of going to officer training in the airforce to become a pilot. But I have heard mixed reviews? I have heard 6'5'' is the limit, but I want to fly F-16s and other fighter jets.
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04-13-2008, 08:07 PM
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You better be a smart and real good academic student before you even look at your height. I hear its extremely difficult to become a fighter pilot.
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04-13-2008, 08:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DKE_GUY
What is the height limit?
I have wanted to be a fighter pilot my whole life but decided to go to school first. I now am thinking of going to officer training in the airforce to become a pilot. But I have heard mixed reviews? I have heard 6'5'' is the limit, but I want to fly F-16s and other fighter jets.
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I dont want to sound like a prick, BUT look at they way you wrote the paragraph you wrote. Are you sure you are serious about becomming an Officer? If I were you, I would take some basic writing classes first.
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04-13-2008, 08:12 PM
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if you want to fly you join the NAVY not the air force.
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04-13-2008, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by funnamintu
I dont want to sound like a prick, BUT look at they way you wrote the paragraph you wrote. Are you sure you are serious about becomming an Officer? If I were you, I would take some basic writing classes first.
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in his defense this is an internet message board. many people can write gramatically correct when writing a paper or business e-mail etc but this is just an informal writing
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04-13-2008, 08:14 PM
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At USMC flight school (don't know about the air force) they just assign you to what youre going to pilot by random, and choosing to become a pilot is the same as everything else, if there's a slot open when you are able to choose, there you go.
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04-13-2008, 08:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DKE_GUY
What is the height limit?
I have wanted to be a fighter pilot my whole life but decided to go to school first. I now am thinking of going to officer training in the airforce to become a pilot. But I have heard mixed reviews? I have heard 6'5'' is the limit, but I want to fly F-16s and other fighter jets.
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Standing height 64-77 inches, sitting height 34-40 inches. What route do you plan on taking to become a pilot?
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Originally Posted by bcooter151
if you want to fly you join the NAVY not the air force.
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Why?
I know I wouldn't want to be stuck in a ship every deployment.
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04-13-2008, 08:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rahtek
Why?
I know I wouldn't want to be stuck in a ship every deployment.
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More opportunities for flying jets/fighters in the Navy 
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04-13-2008, 08:45 PM
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Im in the Australian Airforce. 6'4" is too tall under our standards.
You would have extrem difficulty fitting comfortably in a fighter cockpit. Though the USAF may have different height standards, for example you could fly transport aircraft etc.
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04-13-2008, 08:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bcooter151
if you want to fly you join the Navy not the Air Force.
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Fixed and true. Only 4% of the USAF are pilots.
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04-13-2008, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Chynaman
in his defense this is an internet message board. many people can write gramatically correct when writing a paper or business e-mail etc but this is just an informal writing
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The problem is, there's no way of knowing his true abilities when they're hidden behind the excuse of "informal writing". People are treated based on the way they present themselves. He was simply being told that his presentation didn't match someone who should be trusted with the lives of his crew, and an aircraft that costs tens or hundreds of millions of dollars.
By the way, his post was significantly better than many around here
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04-13-2008, 08:56 PM
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unless you went to the naval or air force academy the chances of you becoming a fighter pilot are almost nil.
you can however fly other forms of aircraft if you do well in school, but being 24 already doesn't leave you much time to get a degree and complete OCS.
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04-13-2008, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by nutsy54
More opportunities for flying jets/fighters in the Navy |
I'm joining the Air Force myself but to be honest if you're a fighter pilot, it's probably cooler taking off and landing on air craft carriers.
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04-13-2008, 08:57 PM
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04-13-2008, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by MidwestMonster
Fixed and true. Only 4% of the USAF are pilots.
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Yeah that's bc there's obviously alot of other jobs. Same for the Navy though. I bet their percentage of pilots is pretty small too.
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04-13-2008, 09:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rahtek
Standing height 64-77 inches, sitting height 34-40 inches. What route do you plan on taking to become a pilot?
Why?
I know I wouldn't want to be stuck in a ship every deployment.
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The Navy has most of the fighters, more then the air force anyway.
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04-13-2008, 09:02 PM
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Quote:
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Very true...I have a family member and a good friend in the NAVY who both said the same thing.
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If you want to fly you go in the
Navy or
the Marines.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sikk
unless you went to the naval or air force academy the chances of you becoming a fighter pilot are almost nil.
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How so?
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04-13-2008, 09:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cell-Tech
I'm joining the Air Force myself but to be honest if you're a fighter pilot, it's probably cooler taking off and landing on air craft carriers.
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so where do the USAF planes land???
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so where do the USAF planes land???
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On land somewhere. But they do get the cooler planes
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04-13-2008, 09:17 PM
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Quote:
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so where do the USAF planes land???
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Air Force Bases, lol.
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Quote:
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On land somewhere. But they do get the cooler planes
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that plane in transformers was badass
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Air Force Bases, lol.
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i always though all planes landed on aircraft carriers cuz theres not enough gas to go from US to middleeast back to US and you would have to refuel midair.
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04-13-2008, 09:28 PM
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i always though all planes landed on aircraft carriers cuz theres not enough gas to go from US to middleeast back to US and you would have to refuel midair.
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Nope. The B-2A Spirits did it. It varies from plane to plane.
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The planes carry external fuel tanks to get them from the US to Europe, then they fly from there to the Mid East. Aerial refueling is an option but not always required for such a trip. The world is smaller than you think.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DKE_GUY
What is the height limit?
I have wanted to be a fighter pilot my whole life but decided to go to school first. I now am thinking of going to officer training in the airforce to become a pilot. But I have heard mixed reviews? I have heard 6'5'' is the limit, but I want to fly F-16s and other fighter jets.
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1) If your 6'4 you will be fine for pilot
2) It doesnt matter if you fit in a F-16, some training aircraft are smaller and if you cant fit in them you wont be able to train
3) In the Navy if height is a question they will sit you in the actual aircraft and see if you are capable of flying
4) Weight can also be a problem because of ejection seats
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frannycakes
At USMC flight school (don't know about the air force) they just assign you to what youre going to pilot by random, and choosing to become a pilot is the same as everything else, if there's a slot open when you are able to choose, there you go.
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no they dont. your performance in flight school is evaluated as your NSS score, and there is a NSS cutoff for jets
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Here's some e-books that might help you out. I'm also thinking about becoming a fighter pilot. I'm starting to lean away from it, because I've heard your (study time:flying time) ration is 100:1. Exaggeration maybe, but I'm still seriously considering it. I have another e-book which is the main part of these e-books, but it's too large to upload. Let me know if you'd want it, and I might be able to email it or something.
Edit: reps appreciated, took me a while to dig up those files.
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Here's some e-books that might help you out. I'm also thinking about becoming a fighter pilot. I'm starting to lean away from it, because I've heard your (study time:flying time) ration is 100:1. Exaggeration maybe, but I'm still seriously considering it. I have another e-book which is the main part of these e-books, but it's too large to upload. Let me know if you'd want it, and I might be able to email it or something.
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Yep, I heard the same thing, I went through a phase of working towards being a fighter pilot in my last couple of years of school, my subjects indicated this... But I spoke to a friend's father who was an RAAF pilot, and he said that the study:fly time was just ridiculous, worth it but at the same time just lots of work for an few hours a week of fly time. I guess if your in combat this would change, but I'm sure that of the percentage of active pilots, there would be a miniscule percentage flying in combat.
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