Originally Posted by
mechpowi
I did that and to fix it I needed a pillow behind my back to comfortably reach to the cruise positiion of the cyclic. But it was never realy comfortable for 3+ hr cross country flights per day. Now things are so much better with a helicopter that has an adjustable seat!
Companies tend to order the cheapest crew seats and don’t maintain them.
My suggestion that the desk chairs in the top floor of headquarters be replaced with the seats the company had purchased for our new 24 million dollar “Bung Verti-Leap 5000”s.
Our beloved senior executives, wearing immersion suits and life jackets, would then be securely strapped into them with a 5 point harness for 6-8 hours a day ( one 10 minute bathroom break allowed ) while loud punk rock music be played at 100 Db + . while supposedly carrying out their vital tasks. This would have focused their processes on crew comfort and avoidance of debilitating work related injuries.
This brilliant idea was, strangely, rejected out of hand. They refused a vote on the matter that included the affected field crews.
I really thought such a regime would greatly enhance their decision making capabilities re seat selection and purchase.