Author: "Steve Hurlbut" <sjhdcl@...> Time: Mon Feb 9, 2004 9:30 am PST Link
I have Van's seat belts SBH-6 and shoulder harness and I'm finding
them a bit too small.
I have my seat back in the center hinge pin as per plans and my seat
cushions are from Becki Orndorff. They're plush but not to the
extreme. I can do up my seat belt fine but I have only about 1-2
inches of extra strap on each side. This is when I'm outfitted for
Canadians winters as well.
I'm not at all a big guy either. 5' 10", 170 lbs. Mind you my waste
has grown since I've started building my airplane and maybe now that
I'm flying I'll lose a little.
If I'm going to take some friends flying, I hate to say the belts
will be too small.
Anybody else experience this?
I have asked Van's for the vendor contact and they will not sell
extra material.
Any suggestions besides moving the seat and rudder petals (i.e. pain
in the arse).
Steve
RV7A
27.0 hours
Author: "Jon Baker" <jon@...> Time: Mon Feb 9, 2004 12:50 pm PST Link
I made 2 inch extensions for the attachment points out of 1" x 1/8"
aluminum. Each attachment point gets two extension plates, one of
which fits between the original tabs and is attached the same way the
belt was, but with an extra 1/4" fender washer to space the plates
apart. Then, the belt attachment fitting goes between the other end
of the two extension plates. You need longer bolts, but I don't
remember what size they were. I'd use castlenuts with cotterpins
instead of locknuts.
--- In RV7and7A@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Hurlbut" <sjhdcl@k...> wrote:
> I have Van's seat belts SBH-6 and shoulder harness and I'm finding
> them a bit too small.
>
> I have my seat back in the center hinge pin as per plans and my
seat
> cushions are from Becki Orndorff. They're plush but not to the
> extreme. I can do up my seat belt fine but I have only about 1-2
> inches of extra strap on each side. This is when I'm outfitted for
> Canadians winters as well.
>
> I'm not at all a big guy either. 5' 10", 170 lbs. Mind you my waste
> has grown since I've started building my airplane and maybe now
that
> I'm flying I'll lose a little.
>
> If I'm going to take some friends flying, I hate to say the belts
> will be too small.
>
> Anybody else experience this?
>
> I have asked Van's for the vendor contact and they will not sell
> extra material.
>
> Any suggestions besides moving the seat and rudder petals (i.e.
pain
> in the arse).
>
> Steve
> RV7A
> 27.0 hours
Author: "Vern Darley,II" <vern@...> Time: Mon Feb 9, 2004 12:50 pm PST Link
Make orbuy a seat belt extension. All airliners carry them for the large-waisted pax.
On Monday, February 9, 2004 11:57, Steve Hurlbut <sjhdcl@k...> wrote:
> I have Van's seat belts SBH-6 and shoulder harness and I'm finding
> them a bit too small.
>
> I have my seat back in the center hinge pin as per plans and my seat
> cushions are from Becki Orndorff. They're plush but not to the
> extreme. I can do up my seat belt fine but I have only about 1-2
> inches of extra strap on each side. This is when I'm outfitted for
> Canadians winters as well.
>
> I'm not at all a big guy either. 5' 10", 170 lbs. Mind you my waste
> has grown since I've started building my airplane and maybe now that
> I'm flying I'll lose a little.
>
> If I'm going to take some friends flying, I hate to say the belts
> will be too small.
>
> Anybody else experience this?
>
> I have asked Van's for the vendor contact and they will not sell
> extra material.
>
> Any suggestions besides moving the seat and rudder petals (i.e. pain
> in the arse).
>
> Steve
> RV7A
> 27.0 hours
> Van's Air Force - World Wide Wing
> www.vansaircraft.net
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Author: Bobby Hester <bhester@...> Time: Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:29 am PST Link
Steve Hurlbut wrote:
>I have Van's seat belts SBH-6 and shoulder harness and I'm finding
>them a bit too small.
>
>I have my seat back in the center hinge pin as per plans and my seat
>cushions are from Becki Orndorff. They're plush but not to the
>extreme. I can do up my seat belt fine but I have only about 1-2
>inches of extra strap on each side. This is when I'm outfitted for
>Canadians winters as well.
>
>I'm not at all a big guy either. 5' 10", 170 lbs. Mind you my waste
>has grown since I've started building my airplane and maybe now that
>I'm flying I'll lose a little.
>
>If I'm going to take some friends flying, I hate to say the belts
>will be too small.
>
>Anybody else experience this?
>
>I have asked Van's for the vendor contact and they will not sell
>extra material.
>
>Any suggestions besides moving the seat and rudder petals (i.e. pain
>in the arse).
>
>Steve
>RV7A
>27.0 hours
This is crazy, has everyone found this to be true? I flew the company
RV9 last summer and I seem to remember the seat belts being maxed out.
Have others complained to Vans? It seems that they would make a change
if they received enough complaints. I will need to order mine before
long but now I'm thinking I should look at others. 5'11" 205 lbs. and
worried that brand new seat belt won't fit. I could understand them not
fitting Baba, but 170 lbs. and 205 lbs. ain't no Baba.
--
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Author: "Richard & Roberta Hegy" <rhegy@...> Time: Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:56 pm PST Link
One set of shoulder belts I got from Van's was very short. It was the two belt style that needed a Y connector by the cable. I exchanged it and received a Y belt that was much longer. Is the two belt (two separate shoulder belts for each set) that people are having trouble with? or is it just the lap belts are too short? or both?
I will be installing mine in about a week to see how they actually work.
Thanks,
Roberta
----- Original Message -----
From: Bobby Hester
To: RV7and7A@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [RV7Yahoo] seat belts
Steve Hurlbut wrote:
>I have Van's seat belts SBH-6 and shoulder harness and I'm finding
>them a bit too small.
>
>I have my seat back in the center hinge pin as per plans and my seat
>cushions are from Becki Orndorff. They're plush but not to the
>extreme. I can do up my seat belt fine but I have only about 1-2
>inches of extra strap on each side. This is when I'm outfitted for
>Canadians winters as well.
>
>I'm not at all a big guy either. 5' 10", 170 lbs. Mind you my waste
>has grown since I've started building my airplane and maybe now that
>I'm flying I'll lose a little.
>
>If I'm going to take some friends flying, I hate to say the belts
>will be too small.
>
>Anybody else experience this?
>
>I have asked Van's for the vendor contact and they will not sell
>extra material.
>
>Any suggestions besides moving the seat and rudder petals (i.e. pain
>in the arse).
>
>Steve
>RV7A
>27.0 hours
This is crazy, has everyone found this to be true? I flew the company
RV9 last summer and I seem to remember the seat belts being maxed out.
Have others complained to Vans? It seems that they would make a change
if they received enough complaints. I will need to order mine before
long but now I'm thinking I should look at others. 5'11" 205 lbs. and
worried that brand new seat belt won't fit. I could understand them not
fitting Baba, but 170 lbs. and 205 lbs. ain't no Baba.
--
Surfing the Web from Hopkinsville, KY
Visit my web site at: http://www.geocities.com/hester-hoptown/RVSite/
RV7A Slowbuild wings-QB Fuse :-)
Van's Air Force - World Wide Wing
www.vansaircraft.net
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