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6’3” 240 lbs here. I fly a Grumman Tiger very comfortably, a Zenith 601XL with challenges with leg room (head room is fine), and am building a Zenith 750 after having flown a couple of them.

This points to building a 750 Cruzer. Go to one of the Zenith “Rudder Workshops” and get a demo ride for yourself and your wife. Do everything you can to retain the support of your wife. I built a 601XL-B, which is a 650 in all but name. An overwhelmingly positive experience, and with some...

And if so, could that have the unintended consequence of people choosing to not install ADSB in the first place...?

ADSB coverage is spotty in my area, and I'm accustomed to seeing the track of my airplane drop on and off pretty much every time I fly, and always dropping off when I'm at pattern altitude. Perhaps the motoglider (the Sonex Xenos) owner became complacent if similar spotty coverage exists in his...

I'm concerned that ADSB is becoming counter-productive. It's training people to stay heads-down. Lot's of older airplanes at the little airports that I frequent will never have ADSB (or radios for that matter). Somebody who is flying a more expensive airplane and who may be focused on a...

If an aircraft flying IFR is approaching a non towered airport and there is VFR traffic in the traffic pattern, does the IFR aircraft have priority? I fly at a larger residential airpark (private runway, public use). The runway is just under 5,000 feet long, with an FBO (100LL and JetA)...

You want a Grumman Tiger. Also known as the “RV for grownups”.

If I get Corona I get Corona. At the end of the day it's not going to stop me from going to Oshkosh.

Guys - make no mistake here. The FAA is now under the gun to make the next move, and they know the clock is ticking. They will be absolutely *LIVID* over this affront to their authority, and are certain to fire back at GA. This is just the first salvo. We won this round, but the battle...