X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 07:44:52 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ndjsvws04.ndc.nasa.gov ([198.120.25.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1368231 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:21:09 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=198.120.25.84; envelope-from=valin.b.thorn@nasa.gov Received: from ndjsxgw02.ndc.nasa.gov ([129.166.32.112]) by ndjsvws04.ndc.nasa.gov with InterScan Messaging Security Suite; Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:20:27 -0500 Received: from NDJSEVS13.ndc.nasa.gov ([129.166.32.123]) by ndjsxgw02.ndc.nasa.gov with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:20:10 -0500 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: RE: [LML] Purchasing a Legacy X-Original-Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:20:09 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Purchasing a Legacy Thread-Index: AcbSryK7o8MUQ0ssRXuy4svZy28H1AAAXYTw From: "Thorn, Valin B. \(JSC-QA\)" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Return-Path: valin.b.thorn@nasa.gov X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Sep 2006 19:20:10.0222 (UTC) FILETIME=[A2B1F0E0:01C6D2B2] [...would like to see how I fit in [a Legacy] (6'2" @230) before I fly = out to the factory.=A0 ] Tony Pucciarella Tony,=20 I'm 6'3.5" and 195 lbs and there's plenty of headroom in a Legacy -- I'd = say it would handle someone 6'6". The leg room is not so generous -- = though it can be improved beyond the standard kit's plan. To get more = leg room and better rudder/brake pedal performance, I've nearly = completed development of overhead mounted adjustable rudder pedals that = allow you to eliminate the floor boards and improve the leg room = significantly. Also, Lancair's overhead mounted (though not adjustable) = rudder pedals eliminate the floor boards. One other limitation with = that option, though, is that if you're tall you probably also have big = feet and those pedals require shoes smaller than about size 10. =20 Bottom line, you should fit in a Legacy just fine... It's a great = airplane and community of builders and pilots, too. Valin Thorn Legacy Texas