Hi Chris I haven't flown with seat cushions yet. As purchased from Europa they would not have worked very well. Mind you we have long wings too, so back has cut outs for teleflex spoiler cables. Anyw
Good info Ron. Well, I have to say not happy with my cushions (lots of work dumped on them but at least I didn't spend the money to cover them yet, something I would recommend new builders, experimen
Chris, We purchased seat cushions from Oregon Aero, figuring they knew more about seats (safety and comfort), and we're really glad we did. We regularly fly 1 1/2 hour flights. They are so comfortabl
Thanks Jim, I have Oregon Aero seats on the LongEZ and I agree they are very good. To help me understand if the investment is worth it: Are the cushions drop in on the Europa? What I mean is do they
Chris, Yes, they are drop in, no structure required. We recall someone took a cockpit module to them and they made patterns from that. They even have the cut out for the pip pins that go into the spa
Hi Chris. I have had two Europas and on both aircraft I used aircraft pilot spec sheepskin as the top layer. I found them very comfortable. No problems encountered as you describe. I could put you in
Chris, Like others have mentioned, I too found lumbar support to be critical. I ma de my own cushions using temperfoam (one layer of green and blue) for the se at bottoms which I cut to shape and rea
Thanks to all for the postings. All this information sure is helping understand what you are doing out there. The good news is that it seems my seats can be improved. Martin, please send me the info
BTW, and if anyone wonders, I sew together some pillow covers to protect the foam. It is my intent to have them professionally covered once I am happy with the design. I have 3mm plywood base both on
Here are some photos of our Oregon Aero seats. Jim & Heather Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=506071#506071 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/319
Chris, I measured the distance from the vertical surface to the front of the seat cushion and its approximately 8 which jives with the 3 cavity I have behind the 5 thick cushion. A 3 spacer prevents
One aspect that new builders could forget it to enable the seat cushion to pivot up against the backrest for entry and exit. To get in from the front or back side of the wing means you end up with yo
Once again, thanks to all for the valuable feedback. I believe I have enough for continuing tweaking my cushions. I am planning a x-country this weekend so will first try increasing thigh support. I
Fred, Back in 2005 we paid $350 for each pair of cushions and $1200 for upholstery, which is just blue fabric. Today I looked at the website and bare cushions for Lancair 360 and others similar to Eu
upholstery, which is just blue fabric. That=99s about what I=99ve paid for mine with fabric being synthetic leatherI=99ll send you some pixs when I get them completed... others similar to Europa run