Rear passenger legroom in arrow

Dude wrote:

What light planes DO have nice backseats? Also, if you are below 200hp, you
are unlikely going to need much room back there.

My 67 Skylane had lots of room in the back seat once the front seats
were adjusted to flying positiong (they go WAY back for getting into the
front). I'm 6' and once I'd moved the seat forward to a comfortable
flying position, my kids could kneel on the floor behind my seat and use
their seat for a table for their coloring books! In the Arrow, there is
about 6" between the seats vs. probably 16" in the Skylane.


Matt

What light planes DO have nice backseats? Also, if you are below 200hp,
you are unlikely going to need much room back there.

Our '74 Pathfinder has a very spacious back seat. On the rare occasions
when I've ridden in the back (while Mary was flying with our daughter as
co-pilot) I have been very comfortable -- and I'm 6 feet tall, most of it in
the legs.

It's safe to say that our back seats are FAR more comfortable than any
modern airliners, sad to say. And the view is better, too!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
What light planes DO have nice backseats? Also, if you are below 200hp,
you are unlikely going to need much room back there.


Our '74 Pathfinder has a very spacious back seat.

Yep my 182 is really good also. After the front seat passengers get
squared away there is enough room to have a swing up foot rest
installed, just like your Lazy Boy.

In article caXdd.292677$D%.15084@attbi_s51,
Jay Honeck wrote:
Our '74 Pathfinder has a very spacious back seat.

The back seat of my 65 Comanche is pretty comfortable, but I've never
gotten to sit there in flight. The front edge of the back seat is
constrained by the main spar, but the seat is very deep so that even a
tall guy like me is mostly sitting on the seat rather than hanging off.

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

The back seat of my 65 Comanche is pretty comfortable, but I've never
gotten to sit there in flight.

Trust me -- it's a weird feeling.

And a very helpless one, after you've grown used to being within reach of
the controls...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I believe the new skylanes are a little less roomy than yours due to the new
padding, but still likely very comfortable with most pilots. I sit with the
seat pretty far back and high up. This gets me to where I can see, yet
keeps the yoke off my thighs.

I have been described as "mostly legs".


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Dude wrote:

What light planes DO have nice backseats? Also, if you are below 200hp,
you are unlikely going to need much room back there.

My 67 Skylane had lots of room in the back seat once the front seats were
adjusted to flying positiong (they go WAY back for getting into the
front). I'm 6' and once I'd moved the seat forward to a comfortable
flying position, my kids could kneel on the floor behind my seat and use
their seat for a table for their coloring books! In the Arrow, there is
about 6" between the seats vs. probably 16" in the Skylane.


Matt

"Dude" wrote in message
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What light planes DO have nice backseats? Also, if you are below 200hp,
you
are unlikely going to need much room back there.

I just bought a Beech Super III.
It is really roomy!
I'm 6'1" and keep the seat all the way back.
My Dad sat behind me with no trouble at all...

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:14:51 -0700, "The Weiss Family"
wrote:

I just bought a Beech Super III.
It is really roomy!
I'm 6'1" and keep the seat all the way back.
My Dad sat behind me with no trouble at all...



You're just lookin' for an excuse to talk about your airplane aren't
ya? ))

z

You're just lookin' for an excuse to talk about your airplane aren't
ya? ))

z

You bet! Just give me another ;-)

"Dude" wrote in message ...
What light planes DO have nice backseats? Also, if you are below 200hp, you
are unlikely going to need much room back there.

I am just shy of 6'3". Most planes become 3 seaters with me up front.

So far, I see a 182 is okay for a small person behind me, a Cirrus is okay
as well.

I would have to adjust my seat for a Mooney to work well. Haven't seen the
long Arrows, but the regular ones - forget about it. 172, no soap.

A Mooney is designed a bit different though because its a "tall
person's plane". Al Mooney was pretty tall. I'm 6'4" and own an F
model (a bit longer than the E and other's before it). I can sit in
the front or the back. I have taken 4 adults up on short trips. I have
1000 lbs of useful load and only burn 10 gal/hr so with light fuel you
can have 4 guys. The difference in the seats in the Mooney is that
there is a HUGE distance between the front seat and the rudders. Short
people have to buy rudder extenders in the Mooney because it simply
was not designed with short people in mind. The Mooney is the only
plane I've ever flown that I could actually sit close to the panel and
not be out of leg room.

-Robert