You would put both the wife AND girlfriend in the plane? At the same time??
This^^^ for a GF. Might de rate this a bit for a wife. Get high, smooth and cool. Oxygen helps a lot! GF/wife headaches are *bad.*6 hours - two legs. ~3.5 hours, gas, then 2.5 hours.
It also helps if you have oxygen and fly above the bumps (dependent on winds of course).
Carl
Not talking iron butt type stuff here. How far do you travel in a day when you have your gf/wife in the back?
.... But I was really surprised how uncomfortable it was for me in the rear seat on a recent trip. I just found it to be unpleasant with my feet forced to be continuously separated by the width of the pilot seat...
Put this under whatever you have for a rear seat. It makes a world of difference. I did a 5.5 hour trip in the back of an 8A - not as comfortable as the front but not bad at all (and I’m not a tiny guy). I still had plenty of head room and my legs where not so straight.
I agree that having rear seat rudder petals is a negative for long trips. I did not install them in the new RV-8.
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Carl