Performance Glider for tall people

I'm 6"5 and have long legs. My advise is to try to sit in as many
gliders you can - go to a contest or large club and start asking.
I have a thin parachute by Butler and wear wrestling shoes or anything
with thin soles (sneakers easily add an inch to your leg length).

My experience:
I flew an ASW-20 for a few years with a modified backrest comfortably.
ASW 27 is too tight, only just possible with a special cut out panel.
ASW24 can't even close the canopy

Ventus/Discus 2B is very comfortable. Lot's of leg room.

Currently I fly a DG808B. without backrest quite comfortably, but
little shoulder room.

Bottom line is that tall pilots have to compromise and will have to
suffer a bit more - and be prepared to modify and experiement until it
is just right.

Chris

I'm 6"5 and have long legs. My advise is to try to sit in as many
gliders you can - go to a contest or large club and start asking.
I have a thin parachute by Butler and wear wrestling shoes or anything
with thin soles (sneakers easily add an inch to your leg length).

My experience:
I flew an ASW-20 for a few years with a modified backrest comfortably.
ASW 27 is too tight, only just possible with a special cut out panel.
ASW24 can't even close the canopy

Ventus/Discus 2B is very comfortable. Lot's of leg room.

Currently I fly a DG808B. without backrest quite comfortably, but
little shoulder room.

Bottom line is that tall pilots have to compromise and will have to
suffer a bit more - and be prepared to modify and experiement until it
is just right.

Chris

guys thank you all very much - super useful advice!!

CD wrote:
I'm 6"5 and have long legs. My advise is to try to sit in as many
gliders you can - go to a contest or large club and start asking.
I have a thin parachute by Butler and wear wrestling shoes or anything
with thin soles (sneakers easily add an inch to your leg length).

My experience:
I flew an ASW-20 for a few years with a modified backrest comfortably.
ASW 27 is too tight, only just possible with a special cut out panel.
ASW24 can't even close the canopy

Ventus/Discus 2B is very comfortable. Lot's of leg room.

Currently I fly a DG808B. without backrest quite comfortably, but
little shoulder room.

Bottom line is that tall pilots have to compromise and will have to
suffer a bit more - and be prepared to modify and experiement until it
is just right.

Chris

On 28 Aug 2006 02:48:31 -0700, "ginopagino"
wrote:

Hi,

which european medium/high performance glider would you reccommend for
tall people?


I believe nothing is roomier than a Ventus 2C or Discus 2C, for tall
pilots.
DGs only fit people with not very long legs (but a new, narrower
instrument panel is available for them).
At 187 cm, I am very comfortable in a DG600

bye

Aldo

ASW22 has a long cockpit not that wide but its one of the longest ones
I have come across.

There is a great one for sale on the second page to the wings and
wheels want ads.

Regards

Al

ginopagino wrote:
Hi,

which european medium/high performance glider would you reccommend for
tall people?
I am ~6.5 / 199cm and looking to buy something like a Discus but
apparently cockpit is supersmall

Any suggestions?

Many Tks

Caiuz