How do I add more legroom in my ASW-15B?

I love this glider, I don't want to sell it to buy a glider with more
legroom. But unfortunately, I am one tall son of a gun. I fly with
the rudder pedals ALL the way out, the seat back ALL the way
back......and barefoot!. I have tried taking the seatback out and
that is too uncomfortable with the wheel well pushing on spinal discs
L-2 to L-5.

Anybody ever dealt with this before?

Also, I wear a Strong Parachute. It's rather thick, made for
sailplane pilots. Are there thinner parachutes or chest type
parachutes that someone could recommend?

Without my parachute on, I fit snug. But my current setup hurts after
a couple hours aloft.

On Jul 8, 9:07*am, Spam wrote:
I love this glider, I don't want to sell it to buy a glider with more
legroom. *But unfortunately, I am one tall son of a gun. *I fly with
the rudder pedals ALL the way out, the seat back ALL the way
back......and barefoot!. *I have tried taking the seatback out and
that is too uncomfortable with the wheel well pushing on spinal discs
L-2 to L-5.

Anybody ever dealt with this before?

Generally the only other alternative is to modify the panel to allow
your legs to bend more.

http://www.mandhsoaring.com/Panels/Panel_CS.pdf

On Jul 8, 11:07*am, Spam wrote:
I love this glider, I don't want to sell it to buy a glider with more
legroom. *But unfortunately, I am one tall son of a gun. *I fly with
the rudder pedals ALL the way out, the seat back ALL the way
back......and barefoot!. *I have tried taking the seatback out and
that is too uncomfortable with the wheel well pushing on spinal discs
L-2 to L-5.

Anybody ever dealt with this before?

You could try looking up the "Epiphysiodesis" methods, depending on
your means.

Cheers,

Rob

At 15:07 08 July 2009, Spam wrote:
I love this glider, I don't want to sell it to buy a glider with more
legroom. But unfortunately, I am one tall son of a gun. I fly with
the rudder pedals ALL the way out, the seat back ALL the way
back......and barefoot!. I have tried taking the seatback out and
that is too uncomfortable with the wheel well pushing on spinal discs
L-2 to L-5.

Anybody ever dealt with this before?


I had the same problem with my ASW 17. I solved it by removing the
manufacturers seat back and constructing a seat back that just bridged
over the top of the wheel hump. I used an Irvin EB80 parachute and it
solved the problem for me. I am 6'1" tall.