REFLECTOR: Seat mod for use with YOKES

[Terry Miles]

You might consider buying some sheet steel and cutting a new seat pan to
back pan bracket to fit your needs.  That's what I am doing.
Terry

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Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 5:41 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
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Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Seat mod for use with YOKES


I agree Wayne.  I do not mind the angle of the seat pan to the floor but
I look for about 95 degrees seat pan-seat back angle.  I am 5'8" (not
tall) but will not grind stops, determine final angle, or install seat
hard points until seats are finished and necessary measurements are
done. 
Since Chris has already upholstered the seats, this is just an idea to
decrease the seat's angle but as I said, headroom is another problem.  I
believe this will not be critical in my case. Regards, Jorge




Wayne
> If you sit bolt upright look carefully at the headroom.
> Wayne
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>> Chris,
>> With regard to the seat backs, even though I have a center stick, I 
>> like to sit straight and don't like the angle between the seat's back

>> and bottom.  I found that by reversing the aluminum topper on the 
>> hinges you reduce the angle and bring the seat back forward.  I have 
>> not done my seats but if anything, it may end up being too much, in 
>> which case I intend to grind the topper and increase the angle as 
>> desired.  This worked for all my seat hinges.  It should work for you

>> too. Head clearance is another problem!
>> Regards
>> Jorge
>>
>>
>> Barber Law Firm
>>> BlankOn the standard SE and XL with center stick the seats seem to 
>>> recline at an angle very conducive to use with the center stick 
>>> being well off of
>>> the instrument panel.  However, what have folks done, or would y'all
>>> suggest, regarding seat positions when using the yokes?  Now that I
>>> have
>>> one
>>> of my seats back from being covered I am able to better determine my
>>> seat
>>> position relative to the yokes (and throttle too).  I seem to be
>>> reclined
>>> too much (which would be fine for a center stick).  I have
considered
>>> cutting the front seat track support down to tilt the seat forward
>>> putting
>>> it closer to the yokes or, perhaps just adding a spacer of some sort
on
>>> the
>>> hinge where the seat back meets the seat bottom.  This would keep
the
>>> seat
>>> bottom the same and just move the back forward a bit.
>>>
>>> I did a little shimming on the rear seat track brace where it rest 
>>> on the fuselage floor and even though it brought you closer to the 
>>> yokes, it also
>>> raised the seat too much, head room is already at a premium (so much
so
>>> that
>>> I am PONDERING removing some of the upper door frame to add about an
>>> inch
>>> of
>>> "corner" head room.....I have seen another builder remove part of
the
>>> door
>>> frame from the strake cut out to allow more elbow room with
reportedly
>>> factory "blessing".  I have already recovered an inch or two in the
>>> center
>>> by having my seats slightly overhang my cut down keel thus giving me
a
>>> bit
>>> more butt, shoulder and upper "corner headroom, but it is still
tight.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts from the collective will be appreciated.  TIA.
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Mine, I believe, was the last SUV delivered, the announcement that 
>>> they were discontinued was posted the day after mine was delivered.

>>> I have converted
>>> it to an SE (the extra door and hardware was less than $500.00) with
>>> yokes.
>>> Funny, the SUV was cheaper with the yokes, now the yokes are a
$1200.00
>>> "upgrade" <g>.....go figure.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Christopher Barber
>>>
>>> Attorney and Counselor at Law
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Serving the needs of Senior Texans"
>>>
>>> Barber Law Firm
>>> 10827 Tower Bridge St.
>>>
>>> Houston, Texas 77075-5032
>>> 281-464-LAWS (5297)
>>>
>>>
>>> CBarber at TexasAttorney.net
>>> www.TexasAttorney.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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