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Articulating pilot's seats

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Articulating pilot's seats

Postby Kristin Winter » Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:20 pm

Which of the Piper articulating pilot's seats are compatible with the Comanches? I have heard mention of some using seats from other models, but not all are compatible. Any info would be appreciated.

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Re: Articulating pilot's seats

Postby Hansmeister » Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:48 am

Lance, Saratoga, Seneca, and I believe later model Arrow seats all will slide right on our Comanche tracks.

In my case, I have the Lance high back seats. The up-down motion is controlled by a air cylinder.

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Re: Articulating pilot's seats

Postby 9089P » Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:38 am

Archer, Warrior as well have the articulating seats.

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Re: Articulating pilot's seats

Postby Kristin Winter » Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:42 pm

Thanks Hans! Did you have any problems with interference with the side wall or making access to the fuel selectors more difficult.

Don, I have heard that Seneca and Lance seats fit. I am hoping someone will have tried the Cherokee seats and confirm whether they fit or not.

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Re: Articulating pilot's seats

Postby Daniel Paternoster » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:28 pm

This week, I swapped an articulating right front seat from a '77 Archer into my '59 PA24 180. It went onto the rails with no problem, had no interference with side wall structures or fuel selector, but the front of the bottom cushion is about an inch higher and the seat sits about four inches farther forward so the rails would need a couple more holes behind the existing holes to let the seat travel back as far as the original seat. The original rails are long enough to allow that adaptation but I haven't run it by a DER yet. Do all the Cherokee seats mentioned in the earlier post have the more forward positioning?
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