Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:35:37 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [66.75.162.135] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.socal.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3074873 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:05:56 -0500 Received: from WALTERXP (cpe-24-161-201-69.bak.rr.com [24.161.201.69]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.socal.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i2C25rUM006706 for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:05:54 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Message-ID: <003501c407d6$8a3a9f70$0100a8c0@WALTERXP> From: "Walter and Margo Dodson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Lancair IV-P seats X-Original-Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:05:49 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0032_01C40793.7BD72220" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C40793.7BD72220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bill, That can be a problem, having too much thickness in the front seat = bottoms and then hitting the overhead. I had Jim Griffin Interiors do = Albert's airplane and Jim has some proprietary things he does to the = seats like adding a headrest (either removable or fixed), a dropped seat = bottom allowing that extra layer of foam, a nice bolster design and his = own seat tracks which let the seats go farther aft for tall guys. We = put that track on the co-pilots side only as neither Al or me is too = tall at 5'9" (and shrinking, darn gravity). We got the forward canted = fixed headrests and I would not do that again as they restrict access to = the back seat in flight. We have one heckofa time getting a book or = water bottle from the back. And you need to be an acrobat to get into = the back in flight. Boy tho, they are very comfy with no strain on a = long flight. Jim does a great interior if you can handle the wait and = the $$$. Pockets everywhere, even a pen and Mini Maglite holder sewn = into the sidewall by the stick! Walter Dodson IV-P 90Y for sale, not cheap. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C40793.7BD72220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bill,
That can be a problem, having too much = thickness in=20 the front seat bottoms and then hitting the overhead.  I had Jim = Griffin=20 Interiors do Albert's airplane and Jim has some proprietary things he = does to=20 the seats like adding a headrest (either removable or fixed), a dropped = seat=20 bottom allowing that extra layer of foam, a nice bolster design and his = own seat=20 tracks which let the seats go farther aft for tall guys.  We put = that track=20 on the co-pilots side only as neither Al or me is too tall at 5'9" (and=20 shrinking, darn gravity).  We got the forward canted fixed = headrests and I=20 would not do that again as they restrict access to the back seat in=20 flight.  We have one heckofa time getting a book or water = bottle from=20 the back.  And you need to be an acrobat to get into the back in=20 flight.  Boy tho, they are very comfy with no strain on a long=20 flight.  Jim does a great interior if you can handle the wait and = the=20 $$$.  Pockets everywhere, even a pen and Mini = Maglite holder sewn=20 into the sidewall by the stick!
Walter Dodson IV-P  90Y for sale, = not=20 cheap. 
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