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That seat pan looks identical to the seat in the Ka8 I just sold. I would have
classed it as Fiberglass. I'm 6'2 so I needed every inch of space I could get. For the seat back I used some black foam that Kayak owners use for cushioning their ships. I just cut two pieces about 1' high(Guessing right now) by 2' long and wrapped them behind me. One mod I made to the seat cushion - put some straps on it and fasten them behind the "back" support. That will keep it from sliding forward and acting as a "nose down bungee" on the stick. mike (ex Ka8b - MU ) Markus Gayda wrote: Forgot one undersco www.texelferien.de/markus/fotos/CRW_9508.jpg -- Mike Vore http://www.OhMyWoodness.com http://mike.vorefamily.net/twr |
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Here are the promised pictures:
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6264/dsc001949ux.jpg http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/7543/dsc001952vl.jpg http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/6972/dsc001967pv.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1936/dsc001976me.jpg Sebastiaan Mike Schumann wrote: I would love to see a picture of your seat. Thanks, Mike Schumann "Sebastiaan" wrote in message l... Last Saturday I flew 6.5 hours in my Ka-8. It is fitted with a one-piece seat, nicely curved like a racing car chair, to include both the seat and the back. I flew with a parachute and I was still able to walk after the flight. Next weekend i will try to make some pictures of the chair. |
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Nice looking glider!
Can you give me some additional feedback on how you sit in this seat? Do you fly this with or without a parachute? When you sit in this seat, is your but in front of the hump or on top? How long can you fly before you start feeling uncomfortable? Thanks, Mike Schumann "Sebastiaan" wrote in message ... Here are the promised pictures: http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6264/dsc001949ux.jpg http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/7543/dsc001952vl.jpg http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/6972/dsc001967pv.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1936/dsc001976me.jpg Sebastiaan Mike Schumann wrote: I would love to see a picture of your seat. Thanks, Mike Schumann "Sebastiaan" wrote in message l... Last Saturday I flew 6.5 hours in my Ka-8. It is fitted with a one-piece seat, nicely curved like a racing car chair, to include both the seat and the back. I flew with a parachute and I was still able to walk after the flight. Next weekend i will try to make some pictures of the chair. |
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Hi Mike,
I have flown only with parachute, I sit in front of the hump and the parachute rests on it. It is quite comfortable, but the support for the lower back is not optimal/fails. Therefore after a couple of hours your lower back starts hurting (at least in my case) Sebastiaan Mike Schumann wrote: Nice looking glider! Can you give me some additional feedback on how you sit in this seat? Do you fly this with or without a parachute? When you sit in this seat, is your but in front of the hump or on top? How long can you fly before you start feeling uncomfortable? Thanks, Mike Schumann "Sebastiaan" wrote in message ... Here are the promised pictures: http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6264/dsc001949ux.jpg http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/7543/dsc001952vl.jpg http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/6972/dsc001967pv.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1936/dsc001976me.jpg Sebastiaan Mike Schumann wrote: I would love to see a picture of your seat. Thanks, Mike Schumann "Sebastiaan" wrote in message l... Last Saturday I flew 6.5 hours in my Ka-8. It is fitted with a one-piece seat, nicely curved like a racing car chair, to include both the seat and the back. I flew with a parachute and I was still able to walk after the flight. Next weekend i will try to make some pictures of the chair. |
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