Current Events > Florida PILOT is DEVASTATED after finding out he was TOO FAT for SPACEX!! Is He?

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43 y/o Airline Hippo PILOT, Kyle Hippchen from Florida was ecstatic when he won a raffle ticket to be part of the inspirational crew on SpaceX's first tourist flight...but unfortunately for the 5'10 man who weighed 330lbs, he exceeded the 250lb weight limit and was denied a chance to go up there..so he gave up his ticket to his skinny 42 y/o college roomate, Chris Sembroski instead.

The data engineer in Everett Washington went while Hippchen watched from a VIP balcony as the pain of missing out in a once in a lifetime trip still hasn't hit him as he's unable to bring himself to watch the netflix series about the flight

He said "It hurts so much. I'm insanely disappointed but it is what it is"

The florida captain flies for delta's regional carreir Endeavor Air and shared his story on losing out on the ride when the out of the blue dream come true windfall came true on the expensive journey

He dreamed of going to space and thought this was lucky break and didn't realize that his weight would hold him back. He didnt' tell people about this until later on when netflix aired the documentary of the crew he was supposed to be part of because he was ashamed that his weight held him back

He and Chris even belonged to a space advocacy group going to washington to push space travel and now he's learned that his weight will hold him back if he ever wants to get there.

Hippchen put in 600 worth of entries into this contest while his friend, Chris who was about to start a job at Locheed Martin put in 50 dolars worth

With 72,000 entries, hippchen was chosen and he couldn't have been ecstatic but his dream of going up there went up in smoke and had to pull out

He hoped to drop 80lbs to get up there in 6 months but alas it coudn't help as not ven the most healthy person could do that in such a short time frame given his busy work schedule

He still hasn't given up his dream to go up in space but this onc ein a lifetime chance will forever haunt him

Does he look too fat to you?

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Hell ya he is

Why isnt the fat positive movement up in arms about this? Is it because he is a man?

I don't like to body shame but the x in SpaceX isn't because it's xxxl.

Hahaha.

AdrianBeterson posted...

Why isnt the fat positive movement up in arms about this? Is it because he is a man?

yes, this is the right topic for this.

wait, no, shut up

Anyone else surprised he weighs 330 lbs.? Hes obviously overweight but I would have guessed more like 280 at that height, from the pics.

yeah he's pretty overweight. if I were him id go on cigarettes, caffeine, and one meal a day diet. the cigarette and caffeine really get rid of appetite at least IMO. i did this for like 2 1/2 years and my mind was so damn foggy and my body ached which is a downside tho i must admit

Can he just pay for two spots? >_>

CapnMuffin posted...

Can he just pay for two spots? >_>

Pretty sure all those forces will turn him into pudding the moment that rocket hits mach 2

I'd make fun, but it was nice of him to give his ticket to someone else.

If they say he is then he is

If you create your own orbit in space then you can't go. Basic science

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u8bqv9C-cPQ

Thats a mighty impressive gut

Not at all. There are literal asteroids in space bigger than he is.

I've never seen a fat pilot. Isn't that illegal? You have to be able to get into and out of the pilots seat quickly in case of emergency which in smaller planes is quite tight

Ratchetrockon posted...

yeah he's pretty overweight. if I were him id go on cigarettes, caffeine, and one meal a day diet. the cigarette and caffeine really get rid of appetite at least IMO. i did this for like 2 1/2 years and my mind was so damn foggy and my body ached which is a downside tho i must admit

How much did you drop?

Shablagoo posted...

Anyone else surprised he weighs 330 lbs.? Hes obviously overweight but I would have guessed more like 280 at that height, from the pics.

Not at all, he looks heavier than 330 to me

He needs to hire LTG to get him fit

Kloe_Rinz posted...

I've never seen a fat pilot. Isn't that illegal? You have to be able to get into and out of the pilots seat quickly in case of emergency which in smaller planes is quite tight

the health standards are just pretty crazy in general. can't have the pilot have a stroke or heart attack mid flight. my friend didn't make it through flight academy because his heart rate was too high, wasn't fat at all, quite ripped and a gym regular actually.