Wood Seat

     I originally had a carbon fiber seat for the plane.  It sat low enough that it interfered with the control cables.  It also left no room for equipment to be installed under the seat.  I replaced the cables with a pushrod that ran under the seat, and raised the back of the seat for clearance.  I then realized the seat slid me to far forward, reducing my legroom.  There was nothing to do except replace the seat.

     The new seat is made of 5 ply 1/4 in plywood.  Stringers were glued to the bottom, then flox was applied.  Aluminum angles were welded to form a z section.  The back of the z section sits on top of the rear spar.  The bottom of the z section supports the rear of the seat.  This drops the back of the seat below the level of the rear spar.

     The seat cushion is made of 2" high density polyester treated to be fire retardant, and covered with marine grade vinyl.  The seat backs are hinged to the top of the z channel.  The back is covered with 1" foam and the same marine vinyl