X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:03:34 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [69.146.254.20] (HELO arilabs.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.8) with ESMTP id 3217098 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:31:22 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.146.254.20; envelope-from=Kevin@arilabs.net Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C9306D.5337ECD3" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Seat Belts X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:29:50 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <7141427652BB3049A7DBF1084B67805B1E2B43@penumbra.arilabs.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: yes X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: Seat Belts Thread-Index: AckwTVVwBsBDo9rdS7+RcZCQSk5D9wAHvWdQ From: "Kevin Stallard" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C9306D.5337ECD3 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_002_01C9306D.5337ECD3" ------_=_NextPart_002_01C9306D.5337ECD3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >An interesting side point is that the SFI Foundation no longer certifies Y-type harnesses for it's competition classes. I wish I still had the article explaining >this, but I seem to remember it had something to do with a pendulum effect, where the length of the harness between the shoulder and the mounting point >will allow the torso to move from side to side in case of an accident. Ron's installation doesn't seem to have this problem. =20 That makes sense. It seems that if a solution could be found regarding the shoulder angle with his setup, we'd have something. Even the DA-20 has a Y harness, probably for the same reasons we do (baggage compartment access). I may be sticking with that as well. =20 Thanks Kevin =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_002_01C9306D.5337ECD3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>An interesting side point = is that the SFI Foundation no longer certifies Y-type harnesses for it's = competition classes. I wish I still had the article explaining >this, but I seem to remember it = had something to do with a pendulum effect, where the length of the harness = between the shoulder and the mounting point >will allow the torso to move from side to side in case of an accident. = Ron's installation doesn't seem to have this = problem.

That makes sense. It seems = that if a solution could be found regarding the shoulder angle with his setup, we’d = have something. Even the DA-20 has a Y harness, probably for the same reasons we do = (baggage compartment access). I may be sticking with that as = well.

Thanks

Kevin

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