Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens
by fooster on Monday December 23, 2019 @04:20PM
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I'm 6ft, 190lbs so not substantially overweight. Airlines like Air Canada Rouge have a 29" seat pitch in standard economy. I find that very uncomfortable. Even their upgraded seats are very tight for me with my knees pressed up against the seat infront of me unless I sit bolt upright.
On many leisure routes from Toronto there is very little choice in flights either, so pay more means pay their business class rate which is quite expensive, or well go some very complex non-direct routing.
All of these options are horrible.
Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens
by AdrianB1 on Monday December 23, 2019 @02:43PM
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There is no normal height.
https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-...
Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens
by rosybox on Monday December 23, 2019 @03:10PM
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> There is no normal height.
There more certainly is a statistically average height.
> Out of 4,063 pilots, not a single airman fit within the average range on all 10 dimensions.
This article is comparing 10 dimensions of variability and we're talking about just one here, the one you yourself mentioned, height.
Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens
by AdrianB1 on Monday December 23, 2019 @03:33PM
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Statistically or mathematically average height does not equal normal height, it has no relevance in this discussion. If you read the article, the average does not fit most people even if you take a single dimension, height.
Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens
by SAI_Peregrinus on Thursday December 26, 2019 @11:05AM
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Within one standard deviation of the mean does, by definition, fit most people for a normally distributed factor like height. (64% > 50%, thus most). "Within 1 standard deviation of the mean" is a decent (if possibly overly strict) definition for "normal" in this context.
You wouldn't think being obese would impact knees not having enough space, but my ass shrank in multiple directions and I have about four to five inches of free space now between the seat in front of me and my knees. Unless you're much taller than I am, it's likely that losing weight will not just help with your health, but make flying more comfortable.
If you are taller, well, life sucks for us tall people in many ways and we can't expect airlines to build comfortable seats for people two or three standard deviations beyond the normal height.