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Watkinsdw

Joined: 15 Mar 2009
Posts: 138
Location: Deerfield Beach, FL

Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 4:09 am Post subject: Seat cushions

Hi, John,

Glad to hear you're on the mend.

At S&F, you recommended tempur foam

for seat cushions. I recall you said you chose "firm,"

for your airplane.

How thick is the foam you used?

I'm getting tired of a sore arse...

Thanks in advance,

Dave

John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 5:35 am Post subject: Seat cushions

dave,



not exactly sure what i have.  probably 2".  i wouldn't go with less than 

that, and firm.



will make all the difference in the world.



john

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Richard Pike

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 1671
Location: Blountville, Tennessee

Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 8:23 am Post subject: Re: Seat cushions

No experience doing seat cushions on Kolbs, I am still happy with the stock mesh sling seat, but I have done mod jobs on three different motorcycle seats. Since I had no experience, I started out using firm Temperfoam like John prefers, ended up replacing it with medium, liked it a lot better. 2" thick works good. If you have to buy it in 1" thicknesses, just double it up. Easy to cut with an electric carving knife. Since everbody's tush is different, assume that you'll redo it at least twice with different firmnesses of foam, and you'll not be disappointed.



Worth what ya paid for it -



Richard Pike

MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)

John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 9:07 am Post subject: Seat cushions

> No experience doing seat cushions on Kolbs, I am still happy with the 

stock mesh sling seat, but I have done mod jobs on three different 

motorcycle seats. Since I had no experience, I started out using firm 

Temperfoam like John prefers, ended up replacing it with medium, liked it a 

lot better. 2" thick works good. If you have to buy it in 1" thicknesses, 

just double it up. Easy to cut with an electric carving knife. Since 

everbody's tush is different, assume that you'll redo it at least twice with 

different firmnesses of foam, and you'll not be disappointed.

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 Worth what ya paid for it -



 Richard Pike


	






gang,



i was worth 30 mins max before butt cramps, before firm temper foam on seat 

bottom.  now, no more cramps in 3,000+ hours.



memory and pain killers aren't helping remember, but here is what i do use 

in the bottom of my mkiii seat:



http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cmpages/conForFoan.php



1"X16"X18" trim to fit.



earlier i stated i thought it was 2".  i was wrong.



this says it all:



 Adapts to you for pressure point-free comfort that is really incredible.



john h

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MKIII/912ULS
hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

Watkinsdw

Joined: 15 Mar 2009
Posts: 138
Location: Deerfield Beach, FL

Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 2:19 pm Post subject: Re: Seat cushions

Thanks very much, Guys. This should help

my "seat of my pants" flying.

ulflyer(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 6:30 pm Post subject: Seat cushions

Are you making your own seat cushion or do you want a prefabbed 

one.  We got one for Oregon Aero we used in our FireFly.  It worked 

out real nice.

jerb



At 05:09 AM 5/30/2010, you wrote:

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Hi, John,

Glad to hear you're on the mend.

At S&F, you recommended tempur foam

for seat cushions. I recall you said you chose "firm,"

for your airplane.

How thick is the foam you used?

I'm getting tired of a sore arse...

Thanks in advance,

Dave





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Watkinsdw

Joined: 15 Mar 2009
Posts: 138
Location: Deerfield Beach, FL

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 4:49 am Post subject: Re: Seat cushions

Hi, Jerb,

Thanks for the idea.

I was planning to learn to sew...

I'll check Oregon Aero's price!

zeprep251(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 5:10 am Post subject: Seat cushions

Gang,

 When you buy Temperfoam from Hi tech foams ,the first question they ask is "what do you weigh?The cushions I get by answering 170# have been 3 colors glued together,firm on the bottom ,blue I think,pink in the middle,and white on top.There is more to it than just 2 or 3 inches.There are lots of places to buy foam,but not many that can tailor it to your tush like these people.

    Like most comments here,worth what ye paid for it.

   G.Aman,MK-3C Jabiru 2200a 539 hrs, and no butt cramps

 

   

 

  

   

 

   

 

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zeprep251(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 5:21 am Post subject: Seat cushions

Et all,

   Just in case,Hi-Tech Foams 3710 Airpark Rd.Lincoln NE 68524 (402-470-2346)

  

   G.Aman

 

   

 

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lcottrell

Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 1494
Location: Jordan Valley, Or

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 5:28 am Post subject: Seat cushions

Just a suggestion- Oregon Aero's seats are nice, but they  are not tailored for Kolbs. Might be best to give them an idea of what your seat  looks like and the measurements of it. If not they send you a generic Cessna  seat.

 Larry

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lhaggerty(at)tampabay.rr.
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 12:25 pm Post subject: Seat cushions

This works very well in a sling mesh seat See Amazon.com seat cushions Pete

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willuribe(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 1:40 pm Post subject: Seat cushions

Greetings,

   While at CooperState fly-in I found a seat cushions that really works in my FireStar, especially flying those 2 hour mission twice a day. Here is the webpage.

    

   Regards,

   Will Uribe

   El Paso, TX

   FireStar II 

    

    

   http://www.seatfoam.com/products.htm

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