---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 07/20/08: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:59 AM - RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... (Matt Dralle) 2. 10:44 AM - Re: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... (Speed 3 Guy) 3. 11:11 AM - Re: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... (Matt Dralle) 4. 04:24 PM - Re: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... (Paul Schattauer) 5. 06:09 PM - Re: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... (N38CW) 6. 06:36 PM - Re: Re: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... (Larry Bowen) 7. 07:24 PM - Re: Re: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... (Tom Schad) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:59:49 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV8-List: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... Fellow Listers, What exactly does the RV-8 "Tall-man" option entail? What modifications are made to the seat, weldment, etc? I'm not finding any mention of it on the plans. If you order the Tall-man option with the QB kit, can you opt for the "Regular-man" option at build time? Knowing nothing about what it actually is, I assume it pushes the weldment back some allowing you to mount the pilot's seat further aft. While I am a "Tall-man", my preference would actually be to increase the pilot's seat back recline amount by moving the weldment back, but leaving the bottom of the seat in the normal position. Is this possible? Does anyone have any detailed pictures of what the Tall-man option looks like and specifically how it differs from the Regular-man option? Thanks! Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:44:04 AM PST US From: "Speed 3 Guy" Subject: RE: RV8-List: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... Matt, The "Tall-man" option is exactly what you want then. All it is, is a different seat back weldment that lets the seat back recline further than stock. The bottom of the seat remains in the standard location. Guy -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dralle Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:55 AM Subject: RV8-List: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... Fellow Listers, What exactly does the RV-8 "Tall-man" option entail? What modifications are made to the seat, weldment, etc? I'm not finding any mention of it on the plans. If you order the Tall-man option with the QB kit, can you opt for the "Regular-man" option at build time? Knowing nothing about what it actually is, I assume it pushes the weldment back some allowing you to mount the pilot's seat further aft. While I am a "Tall-man", my preference would actually be to increase the pilot's seat back recline amount by moving the weldment back, but leaving the bottom of the seat in the normal position. Is this possible? Does anyone have any detailed pictures of what the Tall-man option looks like and specifically how it differs from the Regular-man option? Thanks! Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:11:52 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RE: RV8-List: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... Awesome! How perfect! Thanks! Matt At 10:37 AM 7/20/2008 Sunday, you wrote: > >Matt, > >The "Tall-man" option is exactly what you want then. All it is, is a >different seat back weldment that lets the seat back recline further than >stock. The bottom of the seat remains in the standard location. > >Guy > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dralle >Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:55 AM >To: rv8-list@matronics.com >Subject: RV8-List: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... > > > >Fellow Listers, > >What exactly does the RV-8 "Tall-man" option entail? What modifications are >made to the seat, weldment, etc? I'm not finding any mention of it on the >plans. If you order the Tall-man option with the QB kit, can you opt for >the "Regular-man" option at build time? > >Knowing nothing about what it actually is, I assume it pushes the weldment >back some allowing you to mount the pilot's seat further aft. While I am a >"Tall-man", my preference would actually be to increase the pilot's seat >back recline amount by moving the weldment back, but leaving the bottom of >the seat in the normal position. Is this possible? > >Does anyone have any detailed pictures of what the Tall-man option looks >like and specifically how it differs from the Regular-man option? > >Thanks! > >Matt Dralle >RV-8 #82880 > > Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551 925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle@matronics.com Email http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 04:24:49 PM PST US From: Paul Schattauer Subject: RE: RV8-List: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... Matt It bolts on using the same holes as the regular weldment. It reclines the seat about another inch=2C slightly reducing the rear seat passengers space . Works great for me and I'm 5'11" Paul 808PS > From: speed3guy@comcast.net > To: rv8-list@matronics.com > Subject: RE: RV8-List: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... > Date: Sun=2C 20 Jul 2008 11:37:41 -0600 > > > Matt=2C > > The "Tall-man" option is exactly what you want then. All it is=2C is a > different seat back weldment that lets the seat back recline further than > stock. The bottom of the seat remains in the standard location. > > Guy > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dralle > Sent: Sunday=2C July 20=2C 2008 10:55 AM > To: rv8-list@matronics.com > Subject: RV8-List: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... > > > > Fellow Listers=2C > > What exactly does the RV-8 "Tall-man" option entail? What modifications are > made to the seat=2C weldment=2C etc? I'm not finding any mention of it o n the > plans. If you order the Tall-man option with the QB kit=2C can you opt f or > the "Regular-man" option at build time? > > Knowing nothing about what it actually is=2C I assume it pushes the weldm ent > back some allowing you to mount the pilot's seat further aft. While I am a > "Tall-man"=2C my preference would actually be to increase the pilot's sea t > back recline amount by moving the weldment back=2C but leaving the bottom of > the seat in the normal position. Is this possible? > > Does anyone have any detailed pictures of what the Tall-man option looks > like and specifically how it differs from the Regular-man option? > > Thanks! > > Matt Dralle > RV-8 #82880 > > > > > > =========== =========== =========== =========== > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:09:04 PM PST US Subject: RV8-List: Re: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... From: "N38CW" I have been considering this as well and I am 5' 11" also. I have only sat in one -8 and that was Van's demo. I have no problems with the leg room, but it seemed to me that I was sitting a little too close to the instrument panel. I had emailed Van's and asked what the difference was, and the only response I got was that they did not recommend the tall pilot option for anyone less than 6' 5". -------- Bill Settle RV-8 Wings (Still) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=194036#194036 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 06:36:24 PM PST US From: "Larry Bowen" Subject: Re: RV8-List: Re: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... I'm 6'1" and had no problems with the standard seating. Do your passenger a favor and stay with the standard seat. -- Larry Bowen Larry@BowenAero.com http://BowenAero.com On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 9:04 PM, N38CW wrote: > > I have been considering this as well and I am 5' 11" also. I have only sat > in one -8 and that was Van's demo. I have no problems with the leg room, > but it seemed to me that I was sitting a little too close to the instrument > panel. I had emailed Van's and asked what the difference was, and the only > response I got was that they did not recommend the tall pilot option for > anyone less than 6' 5". > > -------- > Bill Settle > RV-8 Wings (Still) > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=194036#194036 > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:24:34 PM PST US From: "Tom Schad" Subject: Re: RV8-List: Re: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... I'm 6'4" and have the tall man option and like it a lot. My wife doesn't because it pushes the seat back into her face. For me it is a good thing. Tom Schad N552TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Bowen To: rv8-list@matronics.com Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 8:30 PM Subject: Re: RV8-List: Re: RV-8 "Tall-man" Option... I'm 6'1" and had no problems with the standard seating. Do your passenger a favor and stay with the standard seat. -- Larry Bowen Larry@BowenAero.com http://BowenAero.com On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 9:04 PM, N38CW wrote: I have been considering this as well and I am 5' 11" also. I have only sat in one -8 and that was Van's demo. I have no problems with the leg room, but it seemed to me that I was sitting a little too close to the instrument panel. I had emailed Van's and asked what the difference was, and the only response I got was that they did not recommend the tall pilot option for anyone less than 6' 5". -------- Bill Settle RV-8 Wings (Still) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=194036#194036 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv8-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV8-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv8-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv8-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.