Hi! Mark,
I have for some time been aware of this issue and possible compression
of the spine from the harness location of the Europa .
I have over 1000 hours with the harness all as standard . Perhaps such
a drastic incident would be likely unsurvivable anyway.
However I have at some time seen an arrangement with a hinged block on
top of the existing seat back which ensures that the potential for any
spine compressive forces is removed. However It would need extensive
load testing and need to be very resilient so I=99ve never done
anything further. It would also need the length of the shoulder straps
to be much longer .
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
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markandrhonda@harveyfarm.net.au
Sent: 26 October 2013 22:22
Subject: Europa-List: Seatbelt mount
Hi,
At the beginning of the year I purchased a Europa XS Tri Gear about 60%
completed project. I=99ve been reading your postings which have
been helping me with my project. I=99ve been reading somewhere
about the rear mounting point for the seatbelt is not in the best
position and I was wondering what the thoughts were on relocating the
rear mount point to the roof of the cockpit.
Has anyone done this before? I was wondering what your thoughts were,
weather it would be worth the extra work or would it just be a waste of
time?
Mark
Kit 451 (Australia)
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