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Hi, I'm 6'6" and 240 pounds and new to soaring. I've been looking at the possibilities open to me after I finish training and all single seaters have a cockpit rated to 110 kg, i.e. a 10 kilo allowance for a chute and a pilot around 100 kilo's max. As I am well over the limit with a chute is there any way out of this other than to start dieting? Regards Mark
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110 daN is the a magic number in several German gliders. In the USA, they don't understand the difference between kg and daN, so we get converted to 242 lbs (about 5 lbs lower). Chute typically weighs about 14 lbs / 6.5 kg.
In the USA, you could do all of your training in gliders that do not require you to wear a chute, but some other countries are stricter about that. You will not be able to fly any contests without one. |
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First find a glider that fits. Have you tried any on for size yet? 6’6” is a factor.
I’ve seen a few chunkies over the years that weighed 230.... on the moon. Then, find a good reliable friendly scale that you like, put some water in the tail, more air in the tire(s), and go fly. Remember to maintain VFR distance from clouds. You look 210 to me. R |
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The cheapest & healthiest solution would be to get your weight down to
about 100kg, i.e. A BMI of around 25 At 14:42 10 February 2020, wrote: First find a glider that fits. Have you tried any on for size yet? 6=E2=80= =996=E2=80=9D is a factor.=20 I=E2=80=99ve seen a few chunkies over the years that weighed 230.... on the= moon. Then, find a good reliable friendly scale that you like, put some water in = the tail, more air in the tire(s), and go fly. Remember to maintain VFR distance from clouds. You look 210 to me. R |
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On Monday, February 10, 2020 at 9:45:04 AM UTC-7, Peter F wrote:
The cheapest & healthiest solution would be to get your weight down to about 100kg, i.e. A BMI of around 25 At 14:42 10 February 2020, wrote: First find a glider that fits. Have you tried any on for size yet? 6=E2=80= =996=E2=80=9D is a factor.=20 I=E2=80=99ve seen a few chunkies over the years that weighed 230..... on the= moon. Then, find a good reliable friendly scale that you like, put some water in = the tail, more air in the tire(s), and go fly. Remember to maintain VFR distance from clouds. You look 210 to me. R This is true, but it still won't solve the problem of how tall he is. It will still be a bit more of a challenge to find a glider that will fit him with his height of 6'6". And I would venture that any glider that could accommodate a pilot that tall, could also accommodate a pilot that heavy. After all, it is only a BMI of 27.7, and he would only need to loose 25 lbs to have a BMI under 25. |
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AC-4 Russia has huge cockpit if you're not looking for super performance. And if you don't mind Russian product support.
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At 18:56 10 February 2020, John Foster wrote:
On Monday, February 10, 2020 at 9:45:04 AM UTC-7, Peter F wrote: The cheapest & healthiest solution would be to get your weight down to about 100kg, i.e. A BMI of around 25 =20 =20 =20 At 14:42 10 February 2020, wrote: First find a glider that fits. Have you tried any on for size yet? 6=3DE2=3D80=3D =3D996=3DE2=3D80=3D9D is a factor.=3D20 I=3DE2=3D80=3D99ve seen a few chunkies over the years that weighed 230..= ... on the=3D moon. Then, find a good reliable friendly scale that you like, put some water in =3D the tail, more air in the tire(s), and go fly. Remember to maintain VFR distance from clouds. You look 210 to me. R This is true, but it still won't solve the problem of how tall he is. It w= ill still be a bit more of a challenge to find a glider that will fit him w= ith his height of 6'6". And I would venture that any glider that could acc= ommodate a pilot that tall, could also accommodate a pilot that heavy. Aft= er all, it is only a BMI of 27.7, and he would only need to loose 25 lbs to= have a BMI under 25. Your feet are not on the seat in flight that must be about 10 Kg, or more not on the seat. KF. |
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20 would work. Maybe an LS. 6'5" 230lb and my 20 fits great with the seat back out and the astronaut foam seat cushion.
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On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:38:25 -0800, Jordan wrote:
20 would work. Maybe an LS. 6'5" 230lb and my 20 fits great with the seat back out and the astronaut foam seat cushion. If the OP fits an ASW-20, he'll also fit an ASW-19 or a Centraire Pegase. The 19 and 20 used the same fuselage moulds. Centraire built 20s under licence and so also had copies of the fuselage moulds. They made very minor changes to them when they terminated that contract and rolled out the Pegase: they moved the cockpit ventilation intake from under the wings to the nose and slightly increased the rear tailboom diameter. -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org |
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