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Old 20th Apr 2005, 09:57
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Blackhawk9
 
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Having rebuildt many pilot seats over the years i've found if the pilot is comforable the U/S rate of the a/c drops!
The best set up i've seen is throw away the factory foam after it shrinks and looses its sponge, replace with 2 pieces of foam 3/4 thickness highdensity foam 1/4 softer foam for comfort (all approved fire proof a/c material) then thick lambswool cover over the top, the back done the same with a pump up lumber support inserted under the soft foam . not perfect but kept the pilots happy for awhile. The 332 pilot seat is pretty good if the lumbersupport is rebuilt and strenthened and the leg support and lumbersupport is rigged properly and the lambswool is nice and thick, and the Blackhawk seat would be good if it had a pump up lumber support as the seat fan under the pilots bum helps alot. But none of them ar as comfortable as most cars i've been in!
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