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All, Thank you for your thoughts and ideas. I may have solved this problem. I followed TommyG's advice and started calling around and I was told by the owner\President of a local FBO that he knows an instructor who may fit my needs perfectly. At least it is a good start; further after a lot...

True that they were they were most prevalent up until about 65 years ago. I have over 50 hours in a Warrior but it is from forty years ago so I have a lot to rediscover. I have recently taken off about 20 pounds. I am going to sit in a Warrior and a 172 and see if that helped any. I understand...

The tandem idea might work but cabin width is still an issue. An Aeronca TriChamp is actually pretty narrow - I just looked it up...I am not really looking for adding the complexity of a tail wheel at this point. I am not trying to find out if I have the Right Stuff. That stopped when I was a...

I sat in a 182. It could work with seats adjusted correctly but...the FBOs I have talked to say that 182s are not available for Primary flight instruction.

How do I locate forums that are specific to a region? Is this simply a "DC area pilot forum" search in Google? Never tried it - what could it hurt! Thanks for the idea!

I take you mean an Aeronca 7AC? Hmm If I can find an FBO with one that just might work! I will look around!

Yeah I know! Unfortunately I cannot find a FBO that will rent a Cessna 177 or Cherokee 6\Saratoga for primary flight instruction. Whenever I ask there is dead silence followed by a description of insurance woes...

I do not yet own my own plane though it is something I am seriously considering and it might be necessary to get a large enough cockpit. I am willing to try most anything, heck, I would fly an open cockpit! I have yet to find a tandem tricycle gear aircraft that I can use! I am wide open to ideas.

Thank you for the idea!

Hi All, I intend to start taking lessons again in the near future but I have a major road block: I am much broader than most people. My shoulders are 27 inches wide. That leaves about 13 inches for an instructor! My hips are correspondingly large. Highschool lineman size. How do I find an...