Nice idea but virtually impossible unless "the wife" is on the short
side (height wise). There is too much hardware behind the normal Europa
seat back to condider cutting back the seat and unless the seat base is
angled at an steep angle (moving up towards the rear of the cockpit) it
would be impossible to achieve any sort of prone position.
However, the normal Europa seats are semi reclined anyway. Have you
tried sitting in anyones completed Europa - its a lot different to a
Cessna.
DuaneFamly@aol.com wrote:
>
> The wife and I just spent 5 hours flying in a rented Cessna 172 for a
> surprise visit to her mother on her birthday. With the upright seats it got
> kinda uncomfortable, so my wife posed the question as to whether or not a
> reclining seat on the right side (so she can doze in flight) was a
> modification that someone has made. Since I have not made my purchase
> (YET!!!), I have to ask the general Europa experts here.
>
> All responses are welcome.
>
> Mike Duane, RHV, San Jose, California
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