On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:07:03 -0400, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

252lbs is a lot of weight to go gliding with. It's also a lot of weight
for a light powered airplane.

Lately we have been instructed NOT to fuel the Cubs after we are done
with them. It seems that both the instructors and the students are now
each approaching 200 pounds.

Body shape is also a consideration. I had a friend in that weight
range (250 lb) who wanted to take lessons, but the Cub was out of the
question because he couldn't get the stick back to full-stall.



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