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mark.t.mueller(at)comcast
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 2:12 pm Post subject: Bad Pilot Seat Tracks

Looking for some advice.  I have tried just about everything, and spent

countless hours "tweaking" the seat rails in my Tiger.  I have the passenger

seat working PERFECTLY, but the pilot side is a disaster.  The pawls refuse

to engage properly.  Will only hold on two sets of holes, neither of which

are comfortable for flying.  Looks like previous owners have made one too

many field repairs...



Any suggestions?  Is it worth disassembling and installing new hardware (if

I can find any), or just find a serviceable salvage seat bottom assembly?



TIA

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GrummanDude

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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject: Bad Pilot Seat Tracks

A few years ago I got a plane that the pawls on the pilots seat just would not line up correctly.  I installed a different set of hardware with an offset on the pivot to move the pivot point over about a 1/4 of an inch.  It was a lot better, but not as smooth as I would have liked.  It looked like the original holes had been misaligned or mis-drilled.  Some of the seats just seem to be drilled better.

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tscott165(at)cableone.net
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 5:36 am Post subject: Bad Pilot Seat Tracks

I had a problem with a bad pilot seat. Fletchair sold me a  

replacement from their used inventory.



On May 27, 2007, at 4:11 PM, Mark Thomas Mueller wrote:



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 <mark.t.mueller(at)comcast.net>



 Looking for some advice.  I have tried just about everything, and  

 spent

 countless hours "tweaking" the seat rails in my Tiger.  I have the  

 passenger

 seat working PERFECTLY, but the pilot side is a disaster.  The  

 pawls refuse

 to engage properly.  Will only hold on two sets of holes, neither  

 of which

 are comfortable for flying.  Looks like previous owners have made  

 one too

 many field repairs...



 Any suggestions?  Is it worth disassembling and installing new  

 hardware (if

 I can find any), or just find a serviceable salvage seat bottom  

 assembly?



 TIA

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