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I've never met a 130 pound tandem instructor.
_Am
I'm a 130 pound tandem instructor. But I don´t live in Florida and I wouldn't want to do the jump anyway. 250 would probably be my limit on a good day.
I don't think Kramer weighs much more than 130 and he did a lot of tandems with big guys when he was an active TI.
I weigh around 165 now, but am only around 150 when I actually care to stay fit. I have taken a 6'8", 275 pound guy with no problems (and two other guys equally heavy). To me, it comes down to whether or not I can properly adjust them in the harness or not. There is no way in the world that this guy would fit in my Racer harness and that is what would prevent me from taking him on a tandem. I know for sure that Ben at ASC has taken at least one person over 320 pounds on a tandem (with a Strong) and the landing was not that pretty.
Chuck
yes it does. If he's fat, he can lose weight. If he's fit - well, he's screwed.
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