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Old September 25th 13, 06:30 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Lofty flew my Genesis 2 at Lasham late summer of 1999. He told me he fit very well. He found it comfortable.


Robert Mudd
Moriarty, New mexico

6'7" 'Lofty' Russell flew a modified Kestrel 19 and Glasflugel 604. I thought I heard he later had a Ventus. How big is the Genesis 2? Other, newer ships?



TIA,



Frank Whiteley


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Old September 25th 13, 05:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Lofty may not be a good example, he can fit in any glider thats not
already in his logbook. He seems to fit in the LS6 he has been flying
for years.


At 05:30 25 September 2013, wrote:

Lofty flew my Genesis 2 at Lasham late summer of 1999. He

told me he fit
very well. He found it comfortable.

Robert Mudd
Moriarty, New mexico

6'7" 'Lofty' Russell flew a modified Kestrel 19 and Glasflugel

604. I
thought I heard he later had a Ventus. How big is the Genesis 2?

Other,
newer ships?



TIA,



Frank Whiteley




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Old September 26th 13, 03:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Craig Lowrie
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I was on the HPH Stand at Friedrichshaven earlier this year and was
presented by a couple of pilots who had been to the other stands and
couldn't find a glider that would fit them. They were VERY tall, but much
to their surprise I was able to fit them into the HPH Shark without any
trouble and without removing the seat back.

A while back, I took a Shark Jet around the UK and pilots of all sizes were
accommodated, including Lofty Russell, who fitted with no problems.

There is a trend for the modern single seaters to have quite tight
cockpits, but the Shark seems to go against that trend and is a good option
for larger pilots... (or smaller ones !)

Craig Lowrie

www.hphUK.co.uk




At 16:26 25 September 2013, Peter Thomas wrote:
Lofty may not be a good example, he can fit in any glider thats not
already in his logbook. He seems to fit in the LS6 he has been flying
for years.


At 05:30 25 September 2013, wrote:

Lofty flew my Genesis 2 at Lasham late summer of 1999. He

told me he fit
very well. He found it comfortable.

Robert Mudd
Moriarty, New mexico

6'7" 'Lofty' Russell flew a modified Kestrel 19 and Glasflugel

604. I
thought I heard he later had a Ventus. How big is the Genesis 2?

Other,
newer ships?



TIA,



Frank Whiteley






 




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