Original Posted By: "catdesign(at)intergate.com"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Changing rear seat-back angleAm building a cockpit mockup and have read in the archives were serveral people have changed the seat-back angle to 10-15 degrees. I assume when you havedone that you changed the angle of the fuselage strut/brace the set-back gluesto? (Number 7 on the 33 fuselage plans).Rick Holland________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:00:06 -0600
Pietenpol-List: Changing rear seat-back angle
Re: Pietenpol-List: Changing rear seat-back angle
Original Posted By: piet(at)pointdx.com
Re: Pietenpol-List: Changing rear seat-back angle
Original Posted By: Roger & Kathy Green
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Changing rear seat-back angleThe biggest reason I would move the seat back is to get my eyes a little farther away from the instrument panel. Maybe I am getting far sighted in myold age. Ken Conrad in cool Iowa.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 17:25:31 -0700
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Changing rear seat-back angleThe biggest reason I would move the seat back is to get my eyes a little farther away from the instrument panel. Maybe I am getting far sighted in myold age. Ken Conrad in cool Iowa.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 17:25:31 -0700
Re: Pietenpol-List: Changing rear seat-back angle
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My back headrest is 3" taller and my seat is as low as I could go and stillhave room for the cables to fit under it. I also cut the knee holes in thefront seat back higher (like mike). Instrument boards are 11" high.Chris T.Sacramento, CA----- Original Message -----
My back headrest is 3" taller and my seat is as low as I could go and stillhave room for the cables to fit under it. I also cut the knee holes in thefront seat back higher (like mike). Instrument boards are 11" high.Chris T.Sacramento, CA----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Changing rear seat-back angle
Original Posted By: "Christian Bobka"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Changing rear seat-back angleThanks ClifGreat idea to use screws on the mockup. So you increased the width of the front end of your fuselage 1" so you could keep the outside width at the rear seatback 24" correct? Has anyone tried tried keeping the 24" outside width backto the rear seatback and bending the longerons a little more back to the tail?Rick HollandIf you're not already, put everything together with screwsso you can move those braces around. I have angled mineback a bit but don't have your problem at 5'8". After sittingin it and playing with a false stick and rudder bar wearingthe heaviest clothing I would fly with it became apparentthat my right elbow was having awkward meetings with theslanted brace on that side so I widened the cockpit to 24"at the seat back. ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Changing rear seat-back angleThanks ClifGreat idea to use screws on the mockup. So you increased the width of the front end of your fuselage 1" so you could keep the outside width at the rear seatback 24" correct? Has anyone tried tried keeping the 24" outside width backto the rear seatback and bending the longerons a little more back to the tail?Rick HollandIf you're not already, put everything together with screwsso you can move those braces around. I have angled mineback a bit but don't have your problem at 5'8". After sittingin it and playing with a false stick and rudder bar wearingthe heaviest clothing I would fly with it became apparentthat my right elbow was having awkward meetings with theslanted brace on that side so I widened the cockpit to 24"at the seat back. ________________________________________________________________________________