Good sailplanes for tall pilots?

I am 6'4" tall. I weigh about 200-210lbs clothed. My height is fairly evenly distributed between legs and torso. My arms are rather long, though.
Please help me start developing a shopping list for a decent glider that I can enjoy owning and flying without cramps or impeded control movements. This would be my first foray into ownership, but I expect to own multiple in the future.

Factors to consider:
1. Prefer 2-place to single-seat, but I'm open to both.
2. If 2-place, must be FAA type-certified with standard airworthiness certificate. No experimentals. I want to be able to give commercial rides, instruction, and CAP cadet o-rides. Solo ships can be experimental, but not amateur-built.
3. Will consider self-launchers, sustainers, and motorgliders, but not looking to get into that price range.
4. Will consider antiques & open cockpits, if they have a provenance.
5. Not concerned with competition.
6. Acro would be a plus.
7. Will consider something life-limited (e.g., Lark) if I can get it super-cheap to use as a disposable platform for a couple hundred hours to better identify what I really want from a glider.
8. Priced under $30k, $10-15k is better.

My experience:
Highly active airplane pilot, IFR, 1000+ hours. Low-time glider pilot (100 hrs).

Here's what I have flown:
L-23: Fits okay, not very charming to own.
ASK-21: Tight, but doable
G103: Tighter than the ASK-21, prefer to avoid
Bergfalke: Antique wooden open-cockpit novelty; not a candidate.

I'll be trying out a SGS 1-23 and an LS-1f this weekend. There are several KA-6 models for sale all over right now (did they just get hit with an AD or something?), so some targeted opinions on these 3 would be timely.

Cheers

The HP-24 would fit you just fine, I guarantee it. It has 18m tips and FES as options. You also get to do all your own inspections and maintenance.

https://www.facebook.com/HP-24-Sailp...t-200931354951

Thanks, Bob K.

www.hpaircraft.com

On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 6:29:11 PM UTC-5, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
The HP-24 would fit you just fine, I guarantee it. It has 18m tips and FES as options. You also get to do all your own inspections and maintenance.

https://www.facebook.com/HP-24-Sailp...t-200931354951

Thanks, Bob K.

www.hpaircraft.com

The hpaircraft.com link times out with nothing loading. I don't use Facebook.

On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 4:56:40 AM UTC-7, wrote:

The hpaircraft.com link times out with nothing loading. I don't use Facebook.

The website was down a couple days last week. It's up now.

Thanks, Bob K.

On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 4:56:40 AM UTC-7, wrote:

The hpaircraft.com link times out with nothing loading. I don't use Facebook.

The website was down a couple days last week. It's up now. The latest data sheet is he

http://hpaircraft.com/hp-24/web_24_3view10.pdf

Actually, that data sheet omits the Front Electric Sustainer option that we are introducing on kit #6.

Thanks, Bob K.

I'm 6'1" with a long torso. I wasn't even CLOSE to fitting in the LS1-f.

I tried a discus B the other day.. Couldn't close the canopy.

I've flown and ASW-24.. but with no seat back, and no chute. Still wasn't comfortable.

I hear the HPH 304 is big. Going to try that.

I feel your pain. Just keep trying.

JP

Look at the Genesis 2... Very roomy cockpit. And there was one on wings fairly recently...

I'm 6'2", 220lbs, my standard cirrus fits me well with a strong 303 chute and a two inch backrest pad. Less than $20k and good factory support, I like it a lot.

Good lift,
Scott.

Mosquito, Jantar & Pik-20 have enormous cockpits.

I'm 6-3 and fit in the above with room to spare.

Nick.

DG 100/101 ( 1 piece canopy) or 300...
Roomy cockpit, reclined position. A friend of mine about your size fit well into his DG 100, without a chute though, and it had the 2 piece canopy...