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12-07-2010, 07:23 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 121
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Cramped in an RV!
An acquittance at the local airport gave me a ride in his RV-6 a few weeks ago. I was looking forward to it very much as I want to built and fly an RV some day.  It was a tip up canopy, and while the view was excellent, much better than any Cessna or Piper, I did find that my headset kept hitting the top and side of the canopy. I am not particularly tall, 6 feet even and 180 lbs, but I was still rubbing shoulders with the pilot and feeling like I had to scrunch down so that I would not hit the canopy. Sitting straight up was not possible!  It got me really thinking about he tandem models and if they would afford more comfort to me and my passengers. Anybody else feel cramped in an RV?
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12-07-2010, 07:34 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,275
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Did he remove seat cushion? If not that would have helped.
You may like an RV8(A) better. Try one on for size.
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12-07-2010, 07:43 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Townsend, Montana
Posts: 3,179
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try another one for size....just like shoes, some brands fit differently.
I'm 6', my -7 has comfy CAD seats and I need a booster to sit properly AND still have several inches above my head. YMMV
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12-07-2010, 07:44 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Lancaster, PA
Posts: 144
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I have flown in the back of an 8 and I found the leg room less than adequate... I'm only 5'9" and 180lbs so anyone taller or wider would be really akward in the back seat. The pilot seat though has tons of room :-)
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Lancaster, PA l RV-7 #3898 l Empennage l N627AB
"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things" ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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12-07-2010, 07:55 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: KSLC
Posts: 4,021
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My son, who is as tall as me, 6'1"...........went for a 30 minute ride in my 6A. Not during the flight, but afterwards, he complained about headroom. It was then, that I noticed the approximately 4" of pads for my wife.......were still in the passenger seat.
BTW--- I have no problem with headroom, without those extra cushions. I wish I was just 180 lbs too...
L.Adamson --- RV6A
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12-07-2010, 07:57 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: pittsburgh pa
Posts: 533
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Hmm
I suggest that your host did not do a very good job of fitting you into the airplane. I am 6'4+, 220lb. I fit in my 6 comfortably. I have the rudder petals well forward and have some tall pilot mods, but a 6'er should fit a stock 6 pretty comfortably. Adjusting seat backs and cushion thickness makes a huge difference. Try again after a bit more custom fitting.
I recently rode a 6' 270 lb friend for a 2hr each way flight. Pretty comfy once you'er fitted right and all settled in. Good luck
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WW 200 RV now an Al Hartzell for improved CG
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12-07-2010, 07:57 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Schaumburg, IL
Posts: 2,053
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I am 6'2" and I fit just right in my -9. When you have your seats made you can adjust the pad according to your height (or lack thereof).
One thing however, I do hit my head on the canopy in turbulence, but I have a 4-point seat belt harness and I don't know if a 5-point would help, but I think it may.
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12-07-2010, 08:03 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: pittsburgh pa
Posts: 533
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A five point maybe helps a bit but it would be uncomfortably tight to eliminate head bumps in bumps.
I avoid ball caps with buttons on the head!!!
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Gary Reed
RV-6 IO-360
WW 200 RV now an Al Hartzell for improved CG
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12-07-2010, 08:09 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Davis, CA
Posts: 1,156
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Quote:
Originally Posted by L.Adamson
BTW--- I have no problem with headroom, without those extra cushions. I wish I was just 180 lbs too...
L.Adamson --- RV6A
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So... are you suggesting that you wished you weighed more?
(spoken from someone for whom 180 is a fond memory)
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Lars Pedersen
Davis, CA
RV-7 Flying as of June 24, 2012
960+ hours as of June 30, 2020. Where did the time go?
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12-07-2010, 08:14 PM
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fugio ergo sum
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Carlsbad, NM
Posts: 1,912
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gereed75
...I avoid ball caps with buttons on the head!!!
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I consider this an actual safety issue. Every ball cap I get, the first order of business is to pry that button off.
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Larry Pardue
Carlsbad, NM
RV-6 N441LP Flying
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