third seatbelt in 172

So what this is saying is that the number of seats in a airplane does in
no way limit the number of passengers the airplane can carry.



Ken Ibold wrote:

Here it is...




"Steve Foley" wrote in message
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Someplace I saw a letter of approval stating that one seatbelt could be

used

for two people. It was intended for use where there is a single seat belt
across a bench seat, but I've heard of people also justifying putting

three

in the back with it.

I don't know where I saw it.

From a legal point of view, yes. Doesn't mean it's smart, however. There are
lots of older planes with one seatbelt that extends across a bench seat.
While this FAA opinion clearly is meant to apply to those, it does not ONLY
apply to those. IMO, given the FAA's history, it'll take a crash in which a
shared seatbelt causes significant injury for the regs to get more specific
on it.

"bubba" wrote in message
news:vYzqc.23641$qA.2684163@attbi_s51...
So what this is saying is that the number of seats in a airplane does in
no way limit the number of passengers the airplane can carry.

Does the certificate for an aircraft specify the maximum number
of people that can be carried? I think it does in the UK.

Paul

"Ken Ibold" wrote in message
om...
From a legal point of view, yes. Doesn't mean it's smart, however. There
are
lots of older planes with one seatbelt that extends across a bench seat.
While this FAA opinion clearly is meant to apply to those, it does not
ONLY
apply to those. IMO, given the FAA's history, it'll take a crash in which
a
shared seatbelt causes significant injury for the regs to get more
specific
on it.

"bubba" wrote in message
news:vYzqc.23641$qA.2684163@attbi_s51...
So what this is saying is that the number of seats in a airplane does in
no way limit the number of passengers the airplane can carry.