Tall guy question!

I’m 6’8” 225lbs. Most of my height is in torso. My 172 fits me ok.182 and a 206 I’ve been in and are ok. I’ve been in a Mooney it’s was tight but doable. Bonanza ok too. Depends a lot on your body type.
 
Stephen Shore said:
I have two pilot sons - one professional. They are 6'5" and 6'7" respectfully. They are tall and thin - with most of their height from their legs.

Any Cessna (except 150/152) will fit them. 172 tight, 182, 206, 210 just fine.

Mooney - they fit. Long legs and skinny - perfect Mooney.

Bonanza - not so good. Would be even worse if they were fat.

Commander - good for the 6-5, not so much for the 6-7.

You probably will want to use an in ear head set and not the typical "over the head style" like the Bose A20. My professional pilot son quit using the over the head type about a year ago and he will never go back. Got him an inch of headroom for some of the tighter cockpits he flies.

But - get your PPL in a 172 and then worry about buying an airplane.
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Or a single engine Piper. Beat up a rental until your landings are consistently good. Then think about a plane.
 
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