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T-18 more roomy than I had thought it would be



 
 
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Old April 17th 08, 05:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Mike Gaskins[_2_]
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Default T-18 more roomy than I had thought it would be

On Apr 12, 4:49 pm, "Morgans" wrote:
Say what? The 38" cabin is not wide enough, but if you have a two inch wide
cabin, then you get one inch more, and the passenger gets 1 inch more, that
is enough?

I'm surprised that 1/2" extra on each elbow and/or hip is enough to even
notice.


The impression I got from his post (and I may be wrong) was that it
was tight but tolerable. You'd be surprised what you can fit in
depending on preference. I trained in a Cessna 150F with a 38" wide
cabin at 240 lbs with an instructor at 190 and found it a smidge
cramped, but tolerable. Sure another 2" might not add MUCH, but if it
was workable before then there's only room to improve .

When I first decided I wanted to fly though, I'd never even been up in
a small plane. I just loved the thought of flying. It certainly was
a surprise when I actually got close to the plane and saw the inside.
I was expecting something about like the inside of my car .

Mike
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Old April 17th 08, 04:04 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Peter Dohm
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Default T-18 more roomy than I had thought it would be

"Mike Gaskins" wrote in message
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On Apr 12, 4:49 pm, "Morgans" wrote:
Say what? The 38" cabin is not wide enough, but if you have a two inch
wide
cabin, then you get one inch more, and the passenger gets 1 inch more,
that
is enough?

I'm surprised that 1/2" extra on each elbow and/or hip is enough to even
notice.


The impression I got from his post (and I may be wrong) was that it
was tight but tolerable. You'd be surprised what you can fit in
depending on preference. I trained in a Cessna 150F with a 38" wide
cabin at 240 lbs with an instructor at 190 and found it a smidge
cramped, but tolerable. Sure another 2" might not add MUCH, but if it
was workable before then there's only room to improve .

When I first decided I wanted to fly though, I'd never even been up in
a small plane. I just loved the thought of flying. It certainly was
a surprise when I actually got close to the plane and saw the inside.
I was expecting something about like the inside of my car .

Mike


I had the same expectation, expecting something similar to an MGB, and I was
truly astounded!

Peter


 




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