seat pan cracks

[wadeg]

I certainly am not alone with finding a crack in my seat........
I have straps but think I will also hysol a butt block down there when I have the seat out for a little overdone redundancy.

[jtpitkin06]

I love the butt block for pure simplicity and its high level save-your-butt quotient.

There's no fabric on my fuselage now so I'll be able to install a "zero clearance" version with ease. Cheap insurance.

My model SS came with seat storage which adds a degree of stiffness, but this is a great CYA, err... SYA (support your arse) addition.

Keep those safety tips coming, guys and gals.

John Pitkin
Greenville, TX

[Av8r3400]

(Don't tell Dorsal, John, his royalty requirements are extraordinary! )

[Dorsal]

How else am I supposed to pay for fuel

[Dave Holl]

My mk 7 seat pan is cracked and it isnt even fitted yet
I have been told that the seat lockers stiffen up the assy so I intend on fitting these, I will also fit some form of "butt block"!!! I will also add a layer of carbon composite in the likley stress areas.
Dave

[cap01]

i had the front lip of the seat pan pop over the tube and jam up the controls . lucky for me i was just taking the plane out for runup and taxi . didnt have the pan permantly installed yet , but it demonstrated an important lession . i certainly dont want that to happen in flight . ive installed the safty web strap under the left seat and attached the pan at the forward lip with adel clamps around the tube and screws with large area washers . the top aft lip i use wire ties