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Hi Louis . The coupe has been designed for pilots which were 5 something in size and weighted only 170 pounds. I am 6.1 in size and have no leg room problems. I fly without rudder pedals. The bench though has been a pain in my coupe. Here's the story. I bought my Coupe with some bucket seats installed. These seats raised the seating position by an inch or two. That caused a problem for me because of my size. They also were black vinyl, which was very often not a pleasurable experience to get into here in sunny California. My mechanic also mentioned that no paperwork was made fort he seats, so I decided to put the original bench in. The bench gave me back head room, but was uncomfortable in the back. The angle for the backrest seemed too steep to me. I compared it to my bucket seats and found that if the backrest would be 1 or two inch farther back a taller pilot would enjoy a lot more head room and would sit much more relaxed. Unfortunately the Backrest is fixed against frame C, no adjustments possible. But I found a workaround. I manufactured a 1 inch aluminum pipe which was bend by a professional pipe bender in a shape of a wide 'W'. Thus using the old attach points of the backrest, but giving the 1 inch room for the back of pilot and copilot. You have to cut the straight aluminum piece of the backrest and rivet the new piece in. This modification is actually redline to the FAA regulations, it should be accompanied with a Form 337. I guess. My mechanic look at it and found it sufficient. You can put new interior in disassemble and reassemble the seats yourself - all legal, but changing structure needs some approval. Hartmut [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > Do Ercoupes typically have short leg space? > > Can the seat (or in this case a bench) be to relocate further aft or > replace it out right? > > Is it a process, as far as FAA "red tape" is concerned, to modify the > interior of your own airplane or can you do anything you want to it? > > Louis > ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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