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2. 10:17 AM - Seat bottom (Ryan Michals)
3. 06:34 PM - Re: Seat bottom (Dick Navratil)
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Dick
I potted the seat back at +1.5" and I like it. I don't want to get too far
between struts.
You mentioned that you "flattened" the seat bottom out. What kind of angle did
you use if any?
Thanks
Ryan
Dick Navratil <horzpool@goldengate.net> wrote:
Ryan
Are you going to Brodhead or OSH? If so, you can sit in my new plane and see
if you like the way I spaced it out and the larger leg hole openings.
Dick N.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Michals
To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:27 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Reclining the seat back
I am assuming you recline the seat by repositioning the struts in the
fuselage sides, is this correct?
Ryan
Mark
You will need the long fuse if using the Corvair or Cont. engine. My main
complaint in building the short fuse was that after a couple of hours of
flying my lower back gets real sore from the angle of the seat back to the
seat bottom. On my new long fuse, I reclined the seat back 1 1/2" at the
top and flattened out the seat bottom. Also, I went with the dimensions for
the short fuse in building the bridge decks between cockpits and the forward
cockpit. The result is that I have an additional 9 1/2" in the rear
cockpit. Width has not been an issue for me. I am 5'10" - 200lb. If you
are located near MPLS, MN. you can come over and sit in both and see what
you think.
Dick N.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Blackwell"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Plans study update
>
> Well first little issue and hopefully I am just not reading the drawing
> wrong. I may be looking at the drawings for the short fuselage and not
> the long. I will definately need the long fuselage.
>
> The plans call for a 31 inch space between the rear pit and the front
> seat. Trouble is I have about 36 inch legs. When bent up enough it
> forces knees into what will be the panel. That will have to be
> lengthed. Width was not a problem. I wasn't wide enough yet to have
> that be that big of a problem.
>
> A couple of options. One is cramp the person in the front pit. Not
> ideal. If you want to take someone for a ride you want them to enjoy it
> as well.
>
> Option get rid of the front seat. Well at least make it a baggage
> compartment. Most of the time thats all the front pit would be used
> for, but I would still like the ability to take someone along for the
> ride should I choose to.
>
> Lengthen the fuselage. It looks like going forward would have very
> little impact. Im about 220 so going back probably wouldn't be the way
> to go. Especially since the datam is the leading edge of the wing. I
> saw a rearward CG limit in the plans, but is there a forward CG limit?
> If so what is it and how much of an extension can be made without a big
> impact on balance.
>
> Thanks all for the help. Its going to be a whale of a ride gettting
> this done.
>
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Hi Ryan
I checked it out today. My seat on the first Piet has a 90 degree angle
from the seat back to bottom. The new one reclines back about an
additional 20 degrees. I wouldn't go back any more than that.
It was a beautiful day in MN & west WI. I first flew to a breakfast fly
in and then went back and did my first taxi test on the new plane. It
doesn't get better than that.
See you next weekend
----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Michals
To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 6:52 AM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Seat bottom
Dick
I potted the seat back at +1.5" and I like it. I don't want to get
too far between struts.
You mentioned that you "flattened" the seat bottom out. What kind of
angle did you use if any?
Thanks
Ryan
Dick Navratil <horzpool@goldengate.net> wrote:
Ryan
Are you going to Brodhead or OSH? If so, you can sit in my new
plane and see if you like the way I spaced it out and the larger leg
hole openings.
Dick N.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Michals
To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:27 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Reclining the seat back
I am assuming you recline the seat by repositioning the
struts in the fuselage sides, is this correct?
Ryan
Mark
You will need the long fuse if using the Corvair or Cont. engine.
My main
complaint in building the short fuse was that after a couple of
hours of
flying my lower back gets real sore from the angle of the seat
back to the
seat bottom. On my new long fuse, I reclined the seat back 1 1/2"
at the
top and flattened out the seat bottom. Also, I went with the
dimensions for
the short fuse in building the bridge decks between cockpits and
the forward
cockpit. The result is that I have an additional 9 1/2" in the
rear
cockpit. Width has not been an issue for me. I am 5'10" - 200lb.
If you
are located near MPLS, MN. you can come over and sit in both and
see what
you think.
Dick N.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Blackwell"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Plans study update
>
> Well first little issue and hopefully I am just not reading the
drawing
> wrong. I may be looking at the drawings for the short fuselage
and not
> the long. I will definately need the long fuselage.
>
> The plans call for a 31 inch space between the rear pit and the
front
> seat. Trouble is I have about 36 inch legs. When bent up
enough it
> forces knees into what will be the panel. That will have to be
> lengthed. Width was not a problem. I wasn't wide enough yet to
have
> that be that big of a problem.
>
> A couple of options. One is cramp the person in the front pit.
Not
> ideal. If you want to take someone for a ride you want them to
enjoy it
> as well.
>
> Option get rid of the front seat. Well at least make it a
baggage
> compartment. Most of the time thats all the front pit would be
used
> for, but I would still like the ability to take someone along
for the
> ride should I choose to.
>
> Lengthen the fuselage. It looks like going forward would have
very
> little impact. Im about 220 so going back probably wouldn't be
the way
> to go. Especially since the datam is the leading edge of the
wing. I
> saw a rearward CG limit in the plans, but is there a forward CG
limit?
> If so what is it and how much of an extension can be made
without a big
> impact on balance.
>
> Thanks all for the help. Its going to be a whale of a ride
gettting
> this done.
>
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