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Old 03-13-2023, 08:03 PM
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I know I've read it somewhere (probably Paul) but who are people using for interiors? I can't find the post.


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Old 03-13-2023, 08:20 PM
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I have seat cushions on order from Oregon Aero. The rest of the interior is aluminum that I fabricated. The canopy fairing on mine is the canopy frame (it's not standard at all) and that's painted fiberglass.

Since I have a manual flap handle and a somewhat unusual crotch strap mount, my bottom cushion is somewhat different than others. And apparently my back is sufficiently different that the lumbar support is also different. As a result, there are several iterations of shipment back and forth for trial fits.

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Old 03-13-2023, 08:34 PM
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Ours is Oregon Aero - took them a couple of iterations to get the foam right a dozen years ago, but I think (hope) they saved the dimensions for future buyers.

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Old 03-13-2023, 08:49 PM
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I have seat cushions on order from Oregon Aero. The rest of the interior is aluminum that I fabricated. The canopy fairing on mine is the canopy frame (it's not standard at all) and that's painted fiberglass.

Since I have a manual flap handle and a somewhat unusual crotch strap mount, my bottom cushion is somewhat different than others. And apparently my back is sufficiently different that the lumbar support is also different. As a result, there are several iterations of shipment back and forth for trial fits.

Dave
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Old 03-13-2023, 08:50 PM
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Ours is Oregon Aero - took them a couple of iterations to get the foam right a dozen years ago, but I think (hope) they saved the dimensions for future buyers.

Paul
Thank you! That's what I thought. I think I called them awhile back and they did indeed have the patterns. I just couldn't remember which company and I can't find and email from them.
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