Leather Vs Cloth; Aviator Vs Sportsman - Page 2

the_other_dougreeves · #11 10-24-2008, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Geico266

Fabric is good.

Yeah, but cows are tasty!

Serious question - why doesn't anyone cover seats in that vinyl "leatherette" material? IIRC, it doesn't cost any more than fabric and seems to be very durable these days (as opposed to what we had in the 1980s). It cleans better than cloth and appeals to the cheap side of me.

TODR

David_Nelson · #12 10-24-2008, 09:48 AM

Something else to consider if you're going to install seat heaters: The Aviators allow heaters were as the Sportsmans do not. CAD will do Sportmans at your insistence if that's what you _really_ want. IIRC, it had to with the fact that the seat cover on the Sportmans are glued in place so replacing a heater would take some effort. Give Anna @ CAD a call - she was more than helpful with our selection/design. Go Cloth!!

Take care

RVG8tor · #13 10-24-2008, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by David_Nelson

Something else to consider if you're going to install seat heaters: The Aviators allow heaters were as the Sportsmans do not. CAD will do Sportmans at your insistence if that's what you _really_ want. IIRC, it had to with the fact that the seat cover on the Sportmans are glued in place so replacing a heater would take some effort. Give Anna @ CAD a call - she was more than helpful with our selection/design. Go Cloth!!

Take care

Well this answered the question I had while reading this thread. I love the heated seats in my car and plan to put them in the plane. I have already bought the heating elements. I am starting out with some used seats but eventually would like to upgrade to something with the adjustable lumbar support. Anyone else have seat heating in these seats.

Cheer

Mike S · #14 10-24-2008, 01:57 PM

Ultraleather is a mid priced option, about half way between leather, and cloth.

It wears better than leather, weight is less, and it stretches better.

This is what we chose for our interior, after paying a visit to Classic Aero.

My wife and I were both very impressed with the entire operation there, as well as with the Ultraleather product.

Good luck.

TTU_RV7 · #15 10-26-2008, 12:25 AM

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for the input.I wasn't aware of the Ultraleather option, so I will check into that. In fairness, I haven't called CAD yet to talk to them about specifics, I was just getting information from their website.

I don't have the need for the seat heaters, so I don't need to worry about that. Not really any need for them here in TX.

Thanks again.

Mike

tinman · #16 10-31-2008, 04:18 AM

If you are going to be flying passengers while doing aerobatics, consider that leather and vinyl will be easier to clean up afterwards...
'nuff said...

kentb · #17 10-31-2008, 08:40 AM

I love the seat and they are leather. I don't need the headrest, but my wife likes them.
The only problem that I have with them is fighting the shoulder straps coming around the headrest. It doesn't want to go one strap on each side, but will tend to try to flip both to one side of the headrest.

I am think about getting the shoulder straps replace with ones that divide closer to the attach cable. Does anyone see a problem with this and know where I could get this custom made version of the shoulder straps?

Kent

Skyflyer · #18 10-31-2008, 08:56 PM

Does the Aviator style preclude wearing a parachute? I was planning to use removable seat and seat back cushions in my 8 for that reason.

Chuck

Mel · #19 11-01-2008, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by kentb

I am think about getting the shoulder straps replace with ones that divide closer to the attach cable. Does anyone see a problem with this and know where I could get this custom made version of the shoulder straps?

Hey Kent, How about getting shoulder harness with individual straps. Then they can come together at the attach cable.
Or another possibility would be to use individual cables. This would put the "split" back in the tail cone.

TTU_RV7 · #20 11-01-2008, 12:51 PM

Chuck,

The thing to remember about CAD seats is they integrate the seat frame into the back cushion so it is all in one. You can still easily remove the bottom cushion if you want to use a seat type chute, but the seat back removal means you still need to reinstall the metal seat back.

Hope that helps.

Mike