New Seatbelts

As long as Atlas is down for annual, I decided to replace all four of our
old seatbelts. It's an easy, ten minute swap that I was able to do myself,
with my A&P signing off on my work.

I didn't replace them because they were worn out -- my A&P said he'd sign
them off again -- but because the co-pilot's seat belt is too short!

At some time in the past I think someone installed a shorter than normal
seat belt in that position by accident, because for anyone with over a 38
inch waist, buckling that belt has been a real challenge. Anyone with over
a 42 inch waist simply went without a belt, because the twain could never
meet -- not a good situation.

The new belts (obtained from Chief Aircraft, BTW) are identical to the old
ones (which were dated 1973, so they were original equipment in our '74
Pathfinder) right down to the same manufacturer, EXCEPT that they are longer
AND -- best of all -- are length-adjustable on BOTH sides!

I've never seen this before, but these belts can now accommodate the most
rotund passengers, in style and comfort.

And the new chrome buckles look soo much better than the old, chipped up
ones. (I thought about gold plating them, like Mike did in his MU-2, but it
would've taken too long... ;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
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