A36 Pilot Headroom

"Michael" wrote in message
oups.com...
I reclined the seat in the A36 and my head still hit the ceiling, so
unfortunately, this is not an option.

Something is wrong here. I have a student who is 6'2, flies with the
seat back fully upright, and still has headroom in his A-36. Are you
sure the seat height adjustment is cranked down all the way?

I think it's that your student is long in the legs and shorter in the torso,
just the opposite of this guy.

("Matt Barrow" wrote)
I think it's that your student is long in the legs and shorter in the
torso, just the opposite of this guy.


At 6'2" I don't tower over the crowed. However, put me in a church pew and
I'm a head taller than most everyone in the congregation.

Kind of like a bipedal hippo.


Montblack

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 07:58:43 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
wrote:


"Michael" wrote in message
roups.com...
I reclined the seat in the A36 and my head still hit the ceiling, so
unfortunately, this is not an option.

Something is wrong here. I have a student who is 6'2, flies with the
seat back fully upright, and still has headroom in his A-36. Are you
sure the seat height adjustment is cranked down all the way?

I don't think there is a seat height adjustment in the A36. Another
poster noted that the seat sits directly on top of the spar, and I
concur based upon what I saw. I think the only option is to redo the
seats in a thinner layer of high density/comfort foam to provide
equivalent comfort with less padding. Still, it is hard to see how
this could provide more than 1" of additional clearance, and since my
head hits now without a headset, it would probably still be hitting
with the headset.

I think it's that your student is long in the legs and shorter in the torso,
just the opposite of this guy.

Exactly, I spent some time on dejanews last night searching on A36
headroom. I found that many pilots who are long in the torso have
complained about headroom. Sitting on the floor, I am about 39" from
floor to top of the head, which I guess makes me more like 6'5" / 6'6"
in terms of the headroom equation.

Nathan Young wrote:
Exactly, I spent some time on dejanews last night searching on A36
headroom. I found that many pilots who are long in the torso have
complained about headroom. Sitting on the floor, I am about 39" from
floor to top of the head, which I guess makes me more like 6'5" / 6'6"
in terms of the headroom equation.

Your comment made me curious, so I just sat on the floor and measure my
butt-to-head length... 38 inches. I am 6'2". That extra inch gives me
the headset space.

"john smith" wrote in message
...
Nathan Young wrote:
Exactly, I spent some time on dejanews last night searching on A36
headroom. I found that many pilots who are long in the torso have
complained about headroom. Sitting on the floor, I am about 39" from
floor to top of the head, which I guess makes me more like 6'5" / 6'6"
in terms of the headroom equation.

Your comment made me curious, so I just sat on the floor and measure my
butt-to-head length... 38 inches. I am 6'2". That extra inch gives me
the headset space.

I'm 6'1" and long in the legs...I have so much headroom, I can't see over
the dash.

Can't get six in any Mooney.

--

Thx, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ups.com...
Sounds like you need a Mooney, the perfect plane for a tall person. The
Mooney was formed for tall people.

-Robert, 6'4" Mooney owner

How often do you put 6 in any plane? It's been almost a year since I've
had 4 in the Mooney. Sure is nice cruising 160 kts on 9.5 gal a hour
though :-)

Jon Kraus
'79 Mooney 201

Victor J. Osborne, Jr. wrote:

Can't get six in any Mooney.

In a previous article, "nobody" said:
Just FYI, the POH also allows operation of the airplane with the rear cargo
doors removed.

Is that a common thing for 6 seaters for some reason? The POH for our
Lance says it can be operated with the rear door removed as well, and
except for somebody I met who did that once so that a photographer could
use his plane to take pictures of another plane, I don't see the point.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
You had me at
print("Hello World\n");

I do it about bi-monthly, albeit two of the women are small. I've had 3
couples going to Nashville (BNA). The wives weren't 120lbs socking wet.
Now the guys, we're all well-fed farms boys. Take out some fuel and you
have the makings of a nice evening at the Opryland Hotel complex.

--

Thx, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.
"Jon Kraus" wrote in message
...
How often do you put 6 in any plane? It's been almost a year since I've
had 4 in the Mooney. Sure is nice cruising 160 kts on 9.5 gal a hour
though :-)

Jon Kraus
'79 Mooney 201

Victor J. Osborne, Jr. wrote:

Can't get six in any Mooney.

In a previous article, "nobody" said:
Just FYI, the POH also allows operation of the airplane with the rear cargo
doors removed.

Paul Tomblin wrote:
Is that a common thing for 6 seaters for some reason? The POH for our
Lance says it can be operated with the rear door removed as well, and
except for somebody I met who did that once so that a photographer could
use his plane to take pictures of another plane, I don't see the point.

Skydiving. It is somewhat more difficult to spot looking under the left
wing, though. I have a couple of jumps from a Cherokee Six.