Airline career question.

[Fabio]

hello folks.
For those of you in the industry and for others with experience I need some opinions.
My son which is a senior in high school,will start this summer at the local aviation college to embark in an aviation career as a pilot.
He stands at 6’4” tall.....is it too tall to pursue a airline career? Are they going to be discriminating towards him because of his hight?
He flies with me in a172 and Cherokee and has no trouble squeezing in and sit comfortably for hours.....152’s whole other story.
Thanks for all the help.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Surprised no-one has mentioned the FAA medical issue. The current FAA aeromedical process is a minefield of potential problems. It would be good that he is sure he can get a 1st class medical before investing much in flight training. Contact a local AME and have him go to do an AME consult to start with. Then if told he will pass, finish the application. Instructions on doing this at http://tinyurl.com/ame-consult.