DUO DISCUS REAR SEAT

[Gordon Schubert]

I am going to be flying in a Duo Discus from the rear
seat in the near future. Since I am fairly large, 6'1',
245lbs, I am wondering about the weight limitations
and the size of the rear seat. Can anyone help?

Thanks!
GORDY

[Marc Ramsey]

Gordon Schubert wrote:
> I am going to be flying in a Duo Discus from the rear
> seat in the near future. Since I am fairly large, 6'1',
> 245lbs, I am wondering about the weight limitations
> and the size of the rear seat. Can anyone help?

You are probably over the seat weight limitation with a parachute, but a
co-owner of another Duo out here weighs more. There's plenty of room in
the back (but not the front). We re-rigged the rear rudder pedals so
they lean farther forward than the stock position (they are still within
the tolerances specified by the maintenance manual). This makes the
rear seat more comfortable for taller pilots.

Marc

[John Galloway]

My ex syndicate Duo had a front and rear seat load
maximum limit of 110kg irrespective of C of G position.
Perhaps read the small print on the glider insurance
before flying outwith the terms of the type certificate
- if that is the case.

John Galloway


At 02:54 15 November 2004, Marc Ramsey wrote:
>Gordon Schubert wrote:
>> I am going to be flying in a Duo Discus from the rear
>> seat in the near future. Since I am fairly large,
>>6'1',
>> 245lbs, I am wondering about the weight limitations
>> and the size of the rear seat. Can anyone help?
>
>You are probably over the seat weight limitation with
>a parachute, but a
>co-owner of another Duo out here weighs more. There's
>plenty of room in
>the back (but not the front). We re-rigged the rear
>rudder pedals so
>they lean farther forward than the stock position (they
>are still within
>the tolerances specified by the maintenance manual).
> This makes the
>rear seat more comfortable for taller pilots.
>
>Marc
>
>

[Tim Gossfeld]

Gordon,

The Duo is placarded for a maximum of 243 lbs in the rear seat. Have fun.

[Bruce Hoult]

In article >,
(Tim Gossfeld) wrote:
> The Duo is placarded for a maximum of 243 lbs in the rear seat. Have fun.

Which, as usual, is almost certainly set by the seat belt being required
to take 40 G in a crash.

I need to keep my crashes down to 37.3 G :-)

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Bruce | 41.1670S | \ spoken | -+-
Hoult | 174.8263E | /\ here. | ----------O----------

[John Galloway]

At 03:36 18 November 2004, Tim Gossfeld wrote:
>Gordon,
>
>The Duo is placarded for a maximum of 243 lbs in the
>rear seat. Have fun.

=110Kg.

=2lbs less than the pilot without chute