On Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 6:53:53 AM UTC-7, John Carlyle wrote:
The LS8 doesn't use the in-flight adjustable seat back cable like the
LS6 - it uses a ground adjustable T-shaped rod that projects out of
the rear bulkhead. I don't know if curving the seat back further would
buy you any more head room in an LS8, but it's a neat idea.

The LS8 is a tighter cockpit than my ASW-19B, but nowhere near as
tight as the D2A. It was a worry when I bought my LS8 as to whether or
not I would fit in. FWIW, I'm 71 inches tall, weigh 220 pounds with a
Strong 303 chute, wear a size 44R jacket and 36-30 trousers. It turns
out that I fit just fine (seat bottom is in the middle, seat back is
one notch from the back, and rudder pedals are three notches from the
back).

One word of caution - my first seating position gave me much more
headroom that I'd had in the ASW-19. This wasn't a good thing - I
could only see the wings of the towplane during tow and had a limited
view of the runway when on final! I now fly with a finger width of
space between my head and the canopy, and the sight picture is quite
good (with nothing mounted on top of the glare shield).

-John

On Mar 17, 12:43 am, JS wrote:
Owned an A, recently looked at a C for a friend, who I am led to
believe purchased it. Same cockpit size. For a tall pilot to fit in
an LS-6 comfortably, cut the seat back and bend it below the headrest,
so the headrest tilts forward a bit more. The seat back will then
recline further. Ordinarily, the headrest hits the bulkhead before the
seat adjustment cable gets to maximum tilt.
The A had a flat seat back, the B and C have a curved back, same as
the LS-8.
Jim

I'm trying to ask a question of "John" who wrote about the size of the ASW19 cockpit.
I just looked at an ASW15 for sale and while I had plenty of legroom and OK headroom, my shoulders were very cramped. I'm now looking for an ASW19. Can anybody tell me if the cockpit is wider than the 15B. Thanks