On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:45:46 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

In a previous article, "capt" said:
I consider a
requirement that one be in Olympic condition to get a license to be an
unnecessary burden.

Translation: I'm so fat I need a shoehorn to squeeze through a doorway.

Sport pilot takes care of that.

Not really. When the plane only has 600 pounds useful load, and you
weigh nearly 300, there isn't much left over for the instructor and fuel.

You're describing a Cessna 150. We had one instructor and student who
weighed enough together that they could only put a bit less than half
fuel in the 150 and they don't carry much to begin with. :-)) Even
when I was a bit more trim and a lot younger the two of us put it near
gross. Surprisingly the 150 with the smaller engine can handle the
larger load.

Even the G-III I'm building has about 850 to 900# useful load and
although it has plenty of shoulder room it's not an easy plane to get
into. It is a low wing that stands on a fairly tall gear. I'd guess
the wing root is nearly two feet higher than the root on a Bonanza and
it's *slippery* too :-))
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com