Cockpit size of bizjets

[The_Skids]

The Beechjet ne. Hawker 400XP isn't going to be any different.

They weren't thinking about the pilots in terms of comfort in the summer.

 

[old*art]

There was a new hire at NJA that was just moved from the 400 to the 800 because of his height. He did not appear much over 6'2" to me.

 

[gunfyter]

You mean they lied when they said...

Size doesn't matter

 

[netjetwife]

It may have something to do with body configuration and not only the overall height. Some tall guys are long-waisted, like my husband, and don't have as much trouble as a long-legged pilot that might be an inch shorter in height.

 

[Ultra Grump]

Actually NJW, it's the other way around. The legroom is not the problem in the Cessnas, it's the headroom.

 

[netjetwife]

I was speaking generally, about the situation for a tall person. But, yes, my husband has had a problem with headroom more than leg room. For our 20 yr old son at 6'5" both are a problem. Watching him stuff himself into my old 525 beemer, I can easily sympathize with any big/tall pilot wedged into a small cockpit all day.... and then you add the heat to those without an APU.... For those pilots, they should definitely move them to a plane more accommodating to their size. Otherwise their fellow pilots might wind up flying with an ultra grump...

 

[Ultra Grump]

Otherwise their fellow pilots might wind up flying with an ultra grump...

You don't know how right you are. And MY NetJet wife would agree...

 

[netjetwife]

I'm glad you took that in the spirit it was intended... UG. All kidding aside, the lack of an APU does seem to be a serious problem in the heat. With all the things that can go wrong in the air, worrying about heatstroke while on the ground should not be something that pilots and their spouses have to think about. And no, I've not forgotten the px. I read that post on the NJ board from the pilot who was worried about putting an infant into that "oven" of an airplane.. Kudos to him for doing the right thing and refusing the flight.

 

[netjetwife]

You don't know how right you are. And MY NetJet wife would agree...

MY regards to your NetJet wife....

 

[Bad Monkey!]

Don't worry, you'll drop about 20-30 pounds from eating the crew food.