"Peter Duniho" wrote in message ...

Even for people the same height, they will require a different amount of
headroom when seated, depending on their body proportions. I have a
relatively short torso and longer legs, so legroom is the problem for me.

Yep, exactly so. DH wasn't too comfy in the Cardinal. He's 6'1" but
it's all in the torso. His brother is the same height but when they're
sitting side by side, they look as though they're about 6" different
in height. Bro's height is all in the legs.

The Cardinal may be too small for some people, but I suspect that for those
people, many other planes are too.

Interestingly, our Grumman was roomier for DH. The Cardinal was
wierd -- it looked as though it should have great visibility, but
it has such a high instrument panel it blocked a lot of view for
me. And it looked as though it should have great room, but it
was a tight fit for DH. That's not to say our Tiger has headroom
to spare for him, but he can wear his Lightspeeds and sit up straight,
it has awesome vis. for me, and it can hold 2 full size mtn bikes
(believe it or don't, 'struth). If we're expecting a bumpy ride he
pulls the standard seat cushion and replaces it w/ 1" Oregon Aero.

Anyway, just goes to show the importance of actually *flying*
planes before one gets too excited about buying. Lots of little
details where what sounds great when you read about it doesn't
fit you, personally, as well as you expected.

Cheers,
Sydney