Per RO, first 32 or 36 SNs of ASW 24 had smaller cockpits. Mine later number had a larger cockpit and was also set up at the factory with pedals moved forward, no seat back, and a different instrument panel with higher knee holes. I believe there was at least one other even larger cockpit version later in production.

The parachute makes a huge difference (for me, very thin behind the shoulders, thick in the lumbar region: Softie Wedge model, packed properly) as does the ratio of torso to leg length.

Some types you can rule out (unless, like the late Rick Walters, you are willing to fly with a headrest parachute). But others you just have to try on..

Chip Bearden