tparrotte Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 I just got my flight physical finally done but it says I am DQ'ed from flying OH-58/TH-67 airframes because my sitting hieght is 98cm and the max is 95cm. The problem is the TH-67 helicopter is the Army training helicopter, so does this make it impossible for me to become an Army pilot now? This is really depressing news and I have no idea where I am supposed to find out this informaiton. Is it possible to take this part of the flight physical again to get a second opinion on my sitting hieght, I do not believe the women who did it was very accurate with it. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badz32 Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 That sucks man... big time.Where did you get the physical done?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighter13 Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 I just got my flight physical finally done but it says I am DQ'ed from flying OH-58/TH-67 airframes because my sitting hieght is 98cm and the max is 95cm. The problem is the TH-67 helicopter is the Army training helicopter, so does this make it impossible for me to become an Army pilot now? This is really depressing news and I have no idea where I am supposed to find out this informaiton. Is it possible to take this part of the flight physical again to get a second opinion on my sitting hieght, I do not believe the women who did it was very accurate with it. Thank you. I'm not positive but I believe you can have an 'in cock-pit' test done to see if your size interferes with your your capabilities. I know a female LT that was too small acording to regulation, but she did an in cock-pit test and demonstrated that she could reach the controls and that her size would not be an issue. worth a shot. are you currently in the army or guard/reserves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tparrotte Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 I am a civilian, no in the miltiary. I took the physical at FT Drum but the DQ for that airframe was from Ft Rucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighter13 Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 I am a civilian, no in the miltiary. I took the physical at FT Drum but the DQ for that airframe was from Ft Rucker. who is helping you through the selection process - a recruiter? if so, you can work with the recruiter (or a warrant officer strength manager) and the unit you will be going into to see about possibility of a waiver - i'd imagine that you would be able to get a waiver for that...wouldn't make sense to deny a career on 1 inch.... but i could be wrong...some of the other guys may know better.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Is your physical stamped Qualified? You can be not qualified for OH-58/TH-67 and still have an approved flight physical. In the past, the "not qualified" was to alert Rucker that you may have a problem being comfortable in the cockpit, and there was a UH-1H option for those people, but plenty of people have made it through TH-67 and OH-58 training not being qualified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mymm Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 And everything is waiverable. There is a female here now that has short arms that got a waiver. There are guys here that are technically DQ'd from the 58 that made it just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wopilot Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 I know more than a handful of people that had the DQ stamp for Kiwi's and are flying them right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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