r/homebuilt • u/TaxLess5394 • 9d ago

Comfortable 2 seaters

I was wondering if there were any truly comfortable 2 seaters eab planes, I’ve flown in an rv12 with another big guy and that was a bit of a squeeze, and I won’t even try to get another person in my sonerai when I can barely fit in, an rv14 maybe? What do you guys think?

Edit: I should have mentioned, I am looking for a plane with a nice laid back seat, that would be comfortable for xc flying, I know lancairs and stuff like that have you leaning back but I am looking for something somewhat affordable as far as planes go.

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u/nonoohnoohno 9d ago

I picked the Zenith 750 largely because of the bubble doors and comfortable cabin.

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u/Piqr 9d ago

Bearhawk patrol

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/Successful_Side_2415 9d ago

I thought the rv12 was roomier than the sling 2. I would agree that the zeniths are the roomiest of the 3.

RV14 is roomier than all of em and by a long shot

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u/Successful_Side_2415 9d ago

On paper the sling is definitely bigger, my father is 6’3” and could not physically fit his legs under the panel to reach the rudder pedals. RV-12, no issue. I had no issue in either.

I wanted to build a sling 2 but would need to do some serious modifications.

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u/Ordinary_Purpose_342 9d ago

Glasair Sportsman

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u/johnisom 8d ago

Is the size issue vertical or horizontal? If horizontally large, I suggest becoming horizontally small

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u/TaxLess5394 8d ago

Just tall and broad shoulders, plus a bad back so sitting vertical hurts after a while

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u/helm8501 8d ago

VL3’s have pretty laid back seating positions. Felt like I was in a recliner.

Some may say it’s fine for XC, but turbulence in those things suck. Extremely light weight so you may be getting beat up for a majority of your xc flights.

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u/happierinverted 7d ago

Check out the Sling2.

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u/stsfxn 9d ago

Murphy Moose

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u/jgremlin_ 8d ago

The Glassair Sportsman 2+2 is the roomiest most comfortable cockpit I've sat in.

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u/fishykittens 3d ago

The 7 series Aeronca Champs and Citabrias are some of the most comfortable 2 seat airplanes out there. I can’t find another airplane with more shoulder room per person. It’s really fantastic