---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 11/06/04: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:13 AM - Rear Seat Heat Revisited (RVEIGHTA@aol.com) 2. 09:15 AM - Re: Rear Seat Heat Revisited (Greg V. Miller) 3. 10:27 AM - Re: Rear Seat Heat Revisited (luckymacy@comcast.net (lucky)) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:13:55 AM PST US From: RVEIGHTA@aol.com Subject: RV8-List: Rear Seat Heat Revisited --> RV8-List message posted by: RVEIGHTA@aol.com Guys, some time back I asked if anyone had installed rear seat heat in their 8's. It seems that very few have gone this route. Personally I would prefer not doing this, because it entails cutting holes through structures such as the gear tower. But, I'm in a partnership, and my partner really has his sights on heat for the passenger area. My question to those of you living in colder climates is, have you really felt the need for heat in back IF the cabin is well sealed against air leaks? I might add that we will have dual heat muffs providing heat to the cabin. Walt Shipley ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:15:10 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV8-List: Rear Seat Heat Revisited From: "Greg V. Miller" --> RV8-List message posted by: "Greg V. Miller" Yes. SE Idaho gets cold anyway and we're often flying above 10K feet due to mountains--dual heat tries to keep the cabin warmish from the waist down, but often is not enough, especially on overcast days and up in the teens of altitude in winter. I have dual heat muffs and firewall mounted flapper valve boxes. One dumps on pilots feet, the other dumps on the pax left foot pocket via 2" SCAT. The SCAT is tied to the left pilot seat ramp, routes straight back to the firewall inboard on the fuel switch, along the left gear tower and back along the fuel line forward of the gear tower. I mounted the transponder onto the left gear tower too and the SCAT runs just below it so it doesn't really seem to stick out as it goes by the gear tower. Plenty of room, no interference with rudder pedals, and simple to install. Only problem is sealing it in summer, the flapper valve boxes mounted on firewall don't seal closed well and pax's complain about hot-foot...Anyone have a fix for that? Cheers, Greg Miller, 400 hrs, 4 yrs, RV8 N89GM On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 02:12, RVEIGHTA@aol.com wrote: > --> RV8-List message posted by: RVEIGHTA@aol.com > > Guys, some time back I asked if anyone had installed rear seat heat in their > 8's. It seems that very few have gone this route. Personally I would prefer > not doing this, because it entails cutting holes through structures such as > the gear tower. But, I'm in a partnership, and my partner really has his > sights on heat for the passenger area. > > My question to those of you living in colder climates is, have you really > felt the need for heat in back IF the cabin is well sealed against air leaks? I > might add that we will have dual heat muffs providing heat to the cabin. > > Walt Shipley > > > > -- ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:27:48 AM PST US From: luckymacy@comcast.net (lucky) Subject: Re: RV8-List: Rear Seat Heat Revisited --> RV8-List message posted by: luckymacy@comcast.net (lucky) RV3 do not archive -------------- Original message -------------- > --> RV8-List message posted by: "Greg V. Miller" > > Yes. SE Idaho gets cold anyway and we're often flying above 10K feet due > to mountains--dual heat tries to keep the cabin warmish from the waist > down, but often is not enough, especially on overcast days and up in the > teens of altitude in winter. > > I have dual heat muffs and firewall mounted flapper valve boxes. One > dumps on pilots feet, the other dumps on the pax left foot pocket via 2" > SCAT. The SCAT is tied to the left pilot seat ramp, routes straight back > to the firewall inboard on the fuel switch, along the left gear tower > and back along the fuel line forward of the gear tower. I mounted the > transponder onto the left gear tower too and the SCAT runs just below it > so it doesn't really seem to stick out as it goes by the gear tower. > Plenty of room, no interference with rudder pedals, and simple to > install. Only problem is sealing it in summer, the flapper valve boxes > mounted on firewall don't seal closed well and pax's complain about > hot-foot...Anyone have a fix for that? > > Cheers, > Greg Miller, 400 hrs, 4 yrs, RV8 N89GM > > On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 02:12, RVEIGHTA@aol.com wrote: > > --> RV8-List message posted by: RVEIGHTA@aol.com > > > > Guys, some time back I asked if anyone had installed rear seat heat in their > > 8's. It seems that very few have gone this route. Personally I would prefer > > not doing this, because it entails cutting holes through structures such as > > the gear tower. But, I'm in a partnership, and my partner really has his > > sights on heat for the passenger area. > > > > My question to those of you living in colder climates is, have you really > > felt the need for heat in back IF the cabin is well sealed against air leaks? > I > > might add that we will have dual heat muffs providing heat to the cabin. > > > > Walt Shipley > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > RV3 do not archive -------------- Original message -------------- -- RV8-List message posted by: "Greg V. Miller" Yes. SE Idaho gets cold anyway and we're often flying above 10K feet due to mountains--dual heat tries to keep the cabin warmish from the waist down, but often is not enough, especially on overcast days and up in the teens of altitude in winter. I have dual heat muffs and firewall mounted flapper valve boxes. One dumps on pilots feet, the other dumps on the pax left foot pocket via 2" SCAT. The SCAT is tied to the left pilot seat ramp, routes straight back to the firewall inboard on the fuel switch, along the left gear tower and back along the fuel line forward of the gear tower. I mounted the transponder onto the left gear tower too and the SCAT runs jus t below it so it doesn't really seem to stick out as it goes by the gear tower. Plenty of room, no interference with rudder pedals, and simple to install. Only problem is sealing it in summer, the flapper valve boxes mounted on firewall don't seal closed well and pax's complain about hot-foot...Anyone have a fix for that? Cheers, Greg Miller, 400 hrs, 4 yrs, RV8 N89GM On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 02:12, RVEIGHTA@aol.com wrote: -- RV8-List message posted by: RVEIGHTA@aol.com Guys, some time back I asked if anyone had installed rear seat heat in their 8's. It seems that very few have gone this route. Personally I would prefer not doing this, because it entails cutting holes through structures such as the gear tower. But, I'm in a partnership, and my partner really has his sights on heat for the passenger area. My question to those of you living in colder climates is, have you really felt the need for heat in back IF the cabin is well sealed against air leaks? I might add that we will have dual heat muffs providing heat to the cabin. Walt Shipley -- /www.matronics.com/contribution