Fat boy wants to soar...

6ft and 230# will not work in our 2-33A, the front seat student will not be
able to effectively move the control stick as needed.
Legs and belly get in the way. And yes, you need a very light weight
instructor.

Most "European" gliders of the Grob 103, L-23 design are limited to 242# per
seat and our Grob 103 is limited to 400# total useful load.

We use our Grob 103 for the larger students, and at 230#, the instructor has
to be 170# or less. We have one of those.
We have also found that even at 230-240# in the front seat, our student is
having problems with smooth landings and keeping the nose up for landing. He
runs out of elevator travel at touch down speed, an extra 5knts helps, but
then he still two points it.
BT

"Frank Whiteley" wrote in message
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On Mar 17, 7:00 am, toggles mcfarley
wrote:
Hi,
after a hiatus of nearly 20 years I'd like to start soaring again
only this time I'm carrying a few extra pounds. Having decided on this
last year I started working on the weight in Jan and am down to 230lb
in boxers though I am continuing work on it.
As I start to look for a club can anyone point to gliders that can
handle taller (6') people with larger front seat max weights so I can
look for clubs with them? I'm located in south west PA so if anynoe
knows a club with a bigger ship within a few hours that can help that
would be great.

Cheers.

Look at the SSA Where to Fly map for opportunities. Click on each one
to examine the fleet. Any with a G103, 2-33, L-13, or L-23 should
work IF they have a light instructor. Wear light shoes. You appear
to have maybe 6-7 options within a 150 mile radius.

Frank Whiteley