On Nov 27, 11:52*am, rkh986 wrote:
On Nov 25, 5:26*am, Scott Alexander
wrote:

I am trying to help a friend find a glider that he can fit into. He is
looking for a club class glider *or slighty higher cost. What gliders
would he be able to fit into?

It is surprising that the Schempp-Hirth XL cockpit design has not been
mentioned in this thread, as I believe that it may be the choice for
those of us who are tall and/or over 220 pounds. *The XL (extra large)
cockpit is featured in the new Duo Discus, and this advanced design
fuselage is used in the new Arcus design. *From personal experience
flying in this cockpit and many others for pilots at least 6'3" tall,
I can highly recommend this strategy. *The design spec is apparently
at least for pilots 6'10" tall and should be comfortable, even with
warm clothes for high altitude flying.

As I understood my hosts on visiting S-H at Kirchheim Teck, the XL
fuselage is also available as an option for the Nimbus as well as the
Discus series. *Although these ships are not among the lowest cost
investments, they do in my opinion offer top level value for soaring
enthusiasts. *Sailplanes of interest might also include some of the
DG, LS, and Lange series that are popular with tall pilots.

I think the key phrase was "Club class glider or slightly higher" to
define the price being considered.