K8 Seats

That seat pan looks identical to the seat in the Ka8 I just sold. I would have
classed it as Fiberglass.

I'm 6'2 so I needed every inch of space I could get. For the seat back I used
some black foam that Kayak owners use for cushioning their ships. I just cut
two pieces about 1' high(Guessing right now) by 2' long and wrapped them
behind me.

One mod I made to the seat cushion - put some straps on it and fasten them
behind the "back" support. That will keep it from sliding forward and acting
as a "nose down bungee" on the stick.

mike
(ex Ka8b - MU )



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Here are the promised pictures:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6264/dsc001949ux.jpg
http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/7543/dsc001952vl.jpg
http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/6972/dsc001967pv.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1936/dsc001976me.jpg

Sebastiaan


Mike Schumann wrote:
I would love to see a picture of your seat.

Thanks,
Mike Schumann

"Sebastiaan" wrote in message
l...
Last Saturday I flew 6.5 hours in my Ka-8. It is fitted with a one-piece
seat, nicely curved like a racing car chair, to include both the seat and
the back.

I flew with a parachute and I was still able to walk after the flight.
Next weekend i will try to make some pictures of the chair.

Nice looking glider!

Can you give me some additional feedback on how you sit in this seat? Do
you fly this with or without a parachute? When you sit in this seat, is
your but in front of the hump or on top?

How long can you fly before you start feeling uncomfortable?

Thanks,
Mike Schumann

"Sebastiaan" wrote in message
...
Here are the promised pictures:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6264/dsc001949ux.jpg
http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/7543/dsc001952vl.jpg
http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/6972/dsc001967pv.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1936/dsc001976me.jpg

Sebastiaan


Mike Schumann wrote:
I would love to see a picture of your seat.

Thanks,
Mike Schumann

"Sebastiaan" wrote in message
l...
Last Saturday I flew 6.5 hours in my Ka-8. It is fitted with a one-piece
seat, nicely curved like a racing car chair, to include both the seat
and the back.

I flew with a parachute and I was still able to walk after the flight.
Next weekend i will try to make some pictures of the chair.

Hi Mike,

I have flown only with parachute, I sit in front of the hump and the
parachute rests on it. It is quite comfortable, but the support for the
lower back is not optimal/fails. Therefore after a couple of hours your
lower back starts hurting (at least in my case)

Sebastiaan


Mike Schumann wrote:
Nice looking glider!

Can you give me some additional feedback on how you sit in this seat? Do
you fly this with or without a parachute? When you sit in this seat, is
your but in front of the hump or on top?

How long can you fly before you start feeling uncomfortable?

Thanks,
Mike Schumann

"Sebastiaan" wrote in message
...
Here are the promised pictures:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6264/dsc001949ux.jpg
http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/7543/dsc001952vl.jpg
http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/6972/dsc001967pv.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1936/dsc001976me.jpg

Sebastiaan


Mike Schumann wrote:
I would love to see a picture of your seat.

Thanks,
Mike Schumann

"Sebastiaan" wrote in message
l...
Last Saturday I flew 6.5 hours in my Ka-8. It is fitted with a one-piece
seat, nicely curved like a racing car chair, to include both the seat
and the back.

I flew with a parachute and I was still able to walk after the flight.
Next weekend i will try to make some pictures of the chair.