Quote Originally Posted by steveinindy View Post
I believe the point at which my friend strongly starts pushing someone towards an LSA is about 180 or 190 lbs. My weight started creeping up from the 155 lbs range to which it dropped after I left the military (from a peak of 188 lbs at which I personally grounded myself from ultralights despite being in the best shape of my life) and that's one reason I started looking to get into bigger planes (in case I couldn't arrest my weight gain).

Your mileage or opinions might vary but remember that you always want to have a little (10-15 lbs) of "wiggle room" when it comes to the MTOW. What's that old joke? "Just because you can doesn't mean you should nor does it mean you have a divine mandate".

I was just curious. I hover in the 165-170. I'd like to build something small, light, and single seat some day just to play with. At the moment, I'm getting ready to build a Rans S19.