Lear 20/30 Series Big Boy question

[propilot1983]

I am about 6'3" tall and just wondering if anybody else is this tall with long legs and has trouble fitting in a lear. how do you make yourself comfortable?

 

[Windsor]

It sucks. There's not much you can do but put the seat all the way back. Even that is not enough. Anything more than 2 hours and I'm ready to get out of the thing.

 

[rubicon789]

One thing that helps is to take the back seat cushion "the back support" off it will gives you a few more inches or so. I used to do it on some that didn't slide back as far. 6'3" is about the tallest though I have flown with guys 6'5" and they have been doing it for 15 -20 years.

 

[Mason]

It sucks. There's not much you can do but put the seat all the way back. Even that is not enough. Anything more than 2 hours and I'm ready to get out of the thing.

I'm 6'4" and have been flying them off and on for @ 4 years. The 35s have a little more room IMHO but if you are flying a 20 series luckily you need to find a gas station about 2.5 after takeoff.

 

[RedGuy]

I'm only 6'1" and I found it to be very crowded. I also had trouble with my knees getting in the way of the yoke in turns. We have several big guys where I work flying 20 series lears and they manage. I on the other hand only flew one around the pattern once and decided I didn't like it.

 

[avbug]

I guess I'm the only guy who ever had to run his seat forward in the Lear...

 

[RedGuy]

No, we've got one guy that works for us that hased to run the seat forward. He's probably 5'5" or so. So there's at least 2 of ya.

 

[FltIdl]

3 of us .

 

[milehigh6080]

My captain and I BOTH run the seat forward! I'm not small, I was just purpose built to fly airplanes.

 

[C-150ETOPS]

I'm 6'4" and have been flying them off and on for @ 4 years. The 35s have a little more room IMHO but if you are flying a 20 series luckily you need to find a gas station about 2.5 after takeoff.

6'4" with about 1200 hours in them about 18 years ago.

Enjoy the 20 series, you get paroled after 2.5 hours, 3.0 for the deadstick.

Our little group got real excited when a shiny new mini EFIS 35 showed up on the ramp. All except me. 4+ is pure hell, and that was in my early 20's weighing in at 185.

I think my Xrays would still show bone spurs outside my left knee from the airbrake handle and my right temple from the window rail thingy. Fly it long enough and you'll see stars if you take a jolt unprepared Add to the fun if you fly with a midget who likes to show how he can stretch his legs out straight.