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russkinne(at)mac.com
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:21 am Post subject: Seats for a MkIIIC

If you'll pardon a correction  -- I think you mean the  OTHER Good- 

Lookin' Old Poop

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On Apr 5, 2010, at 9:43 PM, Richard Pike wrote:



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 I know what ya mean about bending that tube. I replaced mine with  

 one that had a LOT more wall thickness. Cured that -



 Also know what ya mean about cutting off circulation to the leg. I  

 fit pretty good, no problems, but the Good Lookin' Old Poop needs a  

 pad under her leg over the front tube, the stock seat thing just  

 doesn't fit right for her.



 Richard Pike

 MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)





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Thom Riddle

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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:29 am Post subject: Re: Seats for a MkIIIC

Rick,



The builder of my Slingshot replaced the standard SS seat (not sling type) with a plastic molded seat with a somewhat padded slip cover. See attached photo. I think he scavenged it from one of those inexpensive chairs they used to use in a middle school cafeterias and removed the legs. He liked it better than the standard seat but I did not, so I put the original back in. 



The standard SS seat is a board with padding for the seat bottom and another board with padding for the seat back. They snugly fit inside the tubing frames for the seat bottom and the fold-forward seat back. This makes access to everything beneath and behind the seat very quick and easy. Can't do that with the after-market seat. Sorry I don't have photos of the standard seat.

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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:36 am Post subject: Re: Seats for a MkIIIC

Rick & Aaron,



I forgot to mention that I owned and flew a Rans S6 until my partner broke it. The standard S6 seats are very comfortable and light weight with fold-forward seat back. I have no idea how costly they are but my guess is they won't be cheap unless you can find them from salvage. 



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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:49 am Post subject: Seats for a MkIIIC

Yes, I was a passenger with Gary, but I confess I didn't pay much attention to the seat. I'm just under 6 feet and 190 lbs, and the seat was fine, and comfortable. I was having too much fun flying the Kolb, and impressed with Gary's flying  skills, to think about seats much.do not archive

On Apr 5, 2010, at 8:23 PM, zeprep251(at)aol.com (zeprep251(at)aol.com) wrote:

[quote]  Rick,

 I'll take some pictures of the set up in my MK-3,not of my doing but comfortable.I think Russ Kinne

 

  was a passenger one time.

  G.Aman

 

 

  

 

  

 

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