Confor foam cushions - firmness?

I'd like to install Confor foam in my glider but I'm not sure why such small pieces are sold or how they're supposed to be fitted to a glider.

How do other pilots attach the Confor foam to their seat pans so that the cushions retain the shape of the seat pan instead of springing back out?
Are the 16x18" Confor foam cushions supposed to be sat on or put behind the back or both?
Wouldn't a fitted, tapered Confor foam cushion that runs from the back all the way to the thighs makes more sense?
I don't have much headroom so how much does Confor foam compress when sat on?

On Thursday, 23 March 2017 02:34:19 UTC-6, Surge wrote:
I'd like to install Confor foam in my glider but I'm not sure why such small pieces are sold or how they're supposed to be fitted to a glider.

How do other pilots attach the Confor foam to their seat pans so that the cushions retain the shape of the seat pan instead of springing back out?
Are the 16x18" Confor foam cushions supposed to be sat on or put behind the back or both?
Wouldn't a fitted, tapered Confor foam cushion that runs from the back all the way to the thighs makes more sense?
I don't have much headroom so how much does Confor foam compress when sat on?

The pieces sold by Cumulus Soaring are 18" wide and 40" long. I just place it on the seat pan covering the bottom and up the back. It stays in place just fine.

Either buy the cover from Paul or have someone make one for you as it will protect the foam and prevent it from tearing

Wings and wheels seals a confor foam seat cushion, I am sure others do too. I got my confor pad from Schleicher.

On Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 1:34:19 AM UTC-7, Surge wrote:
I'd like to install Confor foam in my glider but I'm not sure why such small pieces are sold or how they're supposed to be fitted to a glider.

How do other pilots attach the Confor foam to their seat pans so that the cushions retain the shape of the seat pan instead of springing back out?
Are the 16x18" Confor foam cushions supposed to be sat on or put behind the back or both?
Wouldn't a fitted, tapered Confor foam cushion that runs from the back all the way to the thighs makes more sense?
I don't have much headroom so how much does Confor foam compress when sat on?

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 01:34:17 -0700, Surge wrote:

I'd like to install Confor foam in my glider but I'm not sure why such
small pieces are sold or how they're supposed to be fitted to a glider.

I have a Confor pad in my Libelle. Its 23" x 16" and 2" thick, basically
rectangular but with a cut-out in the front to fit round the stick
assembly. Its sewn into some sort of woven office chair type upholstery
cloth covering. This is held in place in the cockpit with Velcro strips.
The Velcro felt strips are glued to the seat pan and the hooked tape is
sewn onto the underside of the pad. This works very well. The pad tends
to flatten out when its at home for the winter, but soon remembers the
appropriate shape when stuck down on the seat pan again.

I don't know what colour Confor it is because it was already cloth
covered and fitted to the glider when I bought it.



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On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:57:31 PM UTC-5, Movses Babayan wrote:
Considering redoing the cushion in the glider; can't decide on green/blue or blue/pink.
Flying in Eastern Washington for most of the season (temperature wise).

Any hands-on data points would be appreciated.

-MB

I've used blue over green for more than 20 years, with a zipper-equipped cover. Dale Thompson introduced me to this when I was having bad back pain flying XC -- the foam feels hard at first, then simply melts away. No ache, no pain.

I've used Jim and Janice Fix -- http://seatfoam.com/products.htm -- for custom sizes -- for my patients with wheelchairs, deformities, and those having to linger for hours in a dialysis unit.

For us longer-body types, I suspect that a single thickness of blue or green foam between the parachute and our body may be all that's possible. When I fly in an empty sky, I use the 2-thickness pad and leave the chute at home.

Dan Johnson