Advice on a larger training aircraft
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One rather 'off the wall' suggestion for coping with vertical excess in training is to identify an aircraft with very little constraint in the 'tallness of occupant' department. One such example would be the Tiger Moth, still in use for ab initio training at locations such as Cambridge. There are of course disadvantages in having more of your frame in the slipstream but at least the limit on height is well beyond the height range of even extreme humans (the limiting factor is the upper wing).
Whilst intended as a slightly light hearted suggestion this is an entirely practical proposition which removes the problems you cite.
Whilst intended as a slightly light hearted suggestion this is an entirely practical proposition which removes the problems you cite.
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6' 1" and the PA28 is fine. Funny thing I saw once on an ACA A320 was a big French guy, maybe 6'5" and 250 lbs, he took up a lot of the room in the cockpit. Captain was maybe 5'5" and not too big. Funny when you compare them in size.
