Trainer options for Big, (and fat), guys

Hi,

I go about 6'4" 250lbs when I'm in shape, which I'm currently not.

I know there are other threads on this topic, but none seem recent, (i.e., withing several years), so I'm wondering if there are any new recommendations out there for models that would suit someone like me.

I can drop some weight, but not much, so useful load becomes as much an issue as my weight.

I know I'm not the first with this question, but I haven't seen any threads started in the last several years, so I thought I'd give it a new go. Any advice would be appreciated, right now I've talked to about 5 clubs and can't really even nail down a model that will work, let alone someone that has one. Thanks very much.

Jon

This will be a problem.
JAR 22 standards seem to limit all pilot stations to a max of 242 pounds.
A 2-32 may be your only option.

On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 11:47:38 AM UTC-7, wrote:
This will be a problem.
JAR 22 standards seem to limit all pilot stations to a max of 242 pounds.
A 2-32 may be your only option.

242 lb (110 kg) is the *minimum* weight, not the maximum. The fact that no one allows for over the minimum is not a problem with the standards...

Ahhhhh, Marc.

LS-8 Flight Manual, page 2-6, Paragraph 2.9 Flight Crew.
"Maximum cockpit load (Pilot+parachute+baggage+temporary equipment)....110kg, 242 lbs."

Ahhhhh, Marc.
Flight Manual.
Schleicher ASK21 approved March 9, 1983.
Page 13. Paragraph II.8, Weight & Balance Information.
"Max. payload front seat (pilot incl. parachute): 242 lbs = 110 daN."
"Max. payload rear seat (pilot incl. parachute): 242 lbs = 110 daN."

Ahhhhhh, Marc.

Flight Manual Grob 103.
Page 6, paragraph II.8 Load scheme "TWIN II"
"Maximum load in the front seat . . . . 110 kg (242 lbs)"
"Maximum load in the back seat . . . . 110 kg (242 lbs)"