Headroom in RVs

[jjconstant]

I use 2 fingers or about 1 1/2" from the top of the headsets. I don't want the headsets banging into the canopy and I have a crotch strap that helps keep me in the seat in the bumps. There is an article that Van wrote from quite a few years ago in which he addresses the most common mistake he has observed when RV pilots are having trouble landing: they aren't sitting high enough. You absolutely need to be high enough to see the cowling which generally works out to about 2 fingers between headset and canopy.

[49clipper]

rv6n6r,
I like my Halo's but be aware, they do not provide the noise attenuation the Bose does. Once you put them on though, in two minutes you will not even know you have them on. Most comfortable headset ever, if they just were more quiet.

[rightrudder]

Hey Luke,

I've got a -9A slider fitted with your Sportsman seats and Crow 5-point belts. I'm 6'3" with a 36" inseam (so a little more legs than torso) and I have--I think--at least 2" from my headset to the canopy. In moderate turbulence, I've never had a contact issue. Seat backs are all the way back to the crossbeam, and attached to the middle hinge at the bottom.

Great seats, BTW. Very comfortable on my long (3-plus-hour) Phase 1 flights. The cloth is soft but wears like iron.

Next time I'm in the plane I will take actual measurements and report back. On a colder day, your head room will increase as the foam warms and you sink into the seat a little.