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Old 01-13-2010, 10:44 AM
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Hello to all and belated New Year wishes,
After a quick look around through the threads I haven't found an answer to the following question;
How do you manage to climb in and exit your nicely upholstered RV7 tip-up (or similar) without leaving dirt all over your seats ( and subsequently on the seat of your pants) I fly from a grass strip and at this time of the year it gets quite "mucky"

Any ideas will be much appreciated

Mike

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Old 01-13-2010, 10:52 AM
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Two cheap hand towels, one on each seat. With a little practice, you can step on the towel, slide into position (almost) and pull the towel from under your (personal) seat. Oh, and you should wash the towels occasionally....

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Old 01-13-2010, 10:57 AM
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Two cheap hand towels, one on each seat. With a little practice, you can step on the towel, slide into position (almost) and pull the towel from under your (personal) seat. Oh, and you should wash the towels occasionally....
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When Becki Orndorff did my seat cushions, she supplied me with these towels.
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Old 01-13-2010, 07:31 PM
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I went to Wal-Mart and found a couple of nice matching towels. I just sit on them without pulling them out. Occasionally take them out and shake the grass off them. If you get nice enough towels, most folks think it's part of the upholstery and not a towel.
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Old 01-13-2010, 07:37 PM
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Hello to all and belated New Year wishes,
After a quick look around through the threads I haven't found an answer to the following question;
How do you manage to climb in and exit your nicely upholstered RV7 tip-up (or similar) without leaving dirt all over your seats ( and subsequently on the seat of your pants) I fly from a grass strip and at this time of the year it gets quite "mucky"

Any ideas will be much appreciated

Mike

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Paris France
My wife got matching towels and had our N# embroidered on them. Nice touch!
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Old 01-14-2010, 09:32 AM
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Many thanks for your answers and as usual, simple elegant solutions.
I'll be out this afternoon to the supermarket to buy my matching set of hand towels.
Great to have so much experience and information available at the click of a mouse.

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Old 01-14-2010, 09:58 AM
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With the seats and carpet I ordered from Classic Aero I got these pieces to sit in the seat when you get in.

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Old 01-14-2010, 11:34 AM
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Maybe velcro a towel to the underside of the seat cushion, along the front edge. Then you can flip it onto the seat for stepping on when getting in and out, and as you slide down into your seat you can flip it into the space under your legs. A towel short enough to just protect the seat pan should be short enough that it couldn't slide down into the rudder pedals and cause problems, and the velcro allows you to remove it for washing.

Just a suggestion, I haven't implimented a solution on my -6 yet... I'm still waiting for a weather window to fly it back.

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Old 01-14-2010, 12:21 PM
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I've only had one ride in a side by side RV and sat in them at OSH. Stepping on the seat is one of my pet peeves and, if one is careful, it's possible to get in and out without stepping on the seat.
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Old 01-14-2010, 05:46 PM
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Don't have a picture, but on our -9A we used some leatherette we had lying around. Cut the material to the same shape as our Classic Air seat bottoms.
Prefer these to towels as they don't bunch up like a towel will do
They can be cut to fit around the stick, and it will hold it's shape.
Yu can get colors to match your interior too
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