Will I Fit?

How this works

Weight and headroom are checked independently, because they're independent problems — a pilot can be well within an aircraft's weight range and still not have the headroom for it, or the other way round. Weight limits use real published figures: BMAA Type Approval Data Sheets (TADS) for microlights, and weight & balance data for GA singles. GA singles don't publish a fixed per-seat pilot weight limit the way microlights do — they're governed by useful load, fuel and centre of gravity together, so this tool can only flag a clear "no" from weight data alone; for a full check on a specific airframe, use the Useful Load & Endurance Planner.

Cockpit headroom is estimated from a single measured "seat-to-canopy clearance" figure per aircraft type, converted into a recommended maximum pilot height using an average sitting height ratio — see "How we measure this →" on each aircraft card for the full method. No aircraft has a submitted measurement yet; that data starts arriving as owners and manufacturers work through the companion measurement guide. Until then, most aircraft will show "no data yet" for headroom, and a handful may show an "estimated" badge where pilots have submitted their own fit reports instead of a formal measurement.

Neither check is a certified figure, a go/no-go decision, or a substitute for sitting in the actual aircraft. See something wrong or missing? Use the "Submit a measurement" or "Submit a fit report" link on the aircraft's card.