Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Tim Willis

Original Posted By: Tim Willis
Tim,I lowered the back bottom of my seat 2 in. and the backrest is leaning back 2 in,at the top. The front of the seat bottom is at the height called for in theplans. I'm 6'1" and wear 36 length in jeans. so mostly legs and feet. But thisarrangement feels super. I love the way it feels sitting in it but I have notflown it yet. The seat cocked up seems to help the leg room but lowered mayhurt your visibility, I wanted to sit pretty low in my plane. I don't have anyclearance problems with the foot holes but I raised them I think according toMike Cuy's video. about 2 inches.Ronnie ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: harvey rule

Original Posted By: Mark
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: raising the seat NOTIn a message dated 11/15/2005 9:43:10 AM Central Standard Time, at7000ft(at)gmail.com writes:How did you make a seat like that Chuck? With fiberglass? Sounds like a great idea. It wasn't too difficult. I made it with various densities of foam...no fiberglass. In the center, where my tailbone sits, the dense foam is less than1/2" thick, and the outer edge of the seat (dished out & shaped kinda like a toilet seat), it's about 2" thick, but I never feel like I'm sitting on a hardwood seat. I used open cell foam, and cloth cover, to maintain some ventilation. I sloped the dense foam up and forward about 2" past the forward edgeof the wood seat. I covered it with a denim cloth. The key to the comfort is the form fit, and extending it forward to spread out my weight, and ventilation. Leather or Naugahyde does NOT allow ventilation. I also made accommodations on the sides, for items like a 4 way screwdriver, Leatherman Tool, ELT, small fire extinguisher, fuel dip stick, fuel sump tool, small LED flashlight, smalldigital camera, note pad with a pen on a string, and under the seat to one side, I stow my Pietenpol ball cap. Most of this stuff is held in place with Velcro. There is actually plenty of room on the seat to put all that stuff, ifyou carefully plan it all out. I'm going to make another seat, with the idea of spreading out my weight even farther forward, but NOT thicker under my tail bone. Oh yeah, I can also carry a bomb load of FOUR rolls of Toilet Paper (two on each side) !!Chuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:51:48 -0500

Original Posted By: Rick Holland

Original Posted By: Rick Holland

Original Posted By: Rick Holland

Original Posted By: "Mark"
Mark:I have seen seats made using that expandable foam. Same thing as the spraystuff but you can buy it in quart size cans in most marine stores.http://www.jgreer.com/Foam%20Page.htmMix the two parts, pour in to a garbage bag, grab your favorite drink andsit on it for about 15 minutes. instant mold of your deriere.michael silviusin cold rainy Scarborough, Maine----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "MICHAEL SILVIUS"
I love to see inovation at work...Good on ya, Michael----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Mark
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: raising the seat NOTIn a message dated 11/16/2005 2:54:01 PM Central Standard Time, carbarvo(at)knology.net writes:I have seen seats made using that expandable foam. Same thing as the spray> stuff but you can buy it in quart size cans in most marine stores.That stuff is closed cell foam, and will inhibit air circulation.Chuck G.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:16:48 -0500

Original Posted By: "harvey rule"
Harvey asked:>There is a lip on the floor at the heel section which causes my heel to> get stuck there at times.I think I may just rivet another piece of> aluninum here in order to stop this from happening.Anybody else> experience this aspect of the heel getting caught here?Or am I just> having a bad day?I think a lot of people have installed plates from the top of the landing gear (ash) cross brace forward to the floor so their feet slide better and do not get caught on the lip of the ash cross braceChris TracySacramento, Ca----- Original Message -----