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Posted for Bill Hogarty <billhogarty@direcway.com>:
Steve: I think that your smart not going to one of the big buck aircraft upholstry shops. I was very pleased with the guy I worked with; even tho I hear that he is out of business?? Anyway, the price was very "right".
I have attached the photos you asked for. Hope they are what you are looking for. As for recommendations, I added a pressurized relief tube from a T-33 and was very glad that I did. I added a hydraulic gauge and a cabin altitimer also from a T-33. Since I am a coffee freak, I added a pull out cup holder that is a part of a little plastic glove compartment (Toyota). The upholstered handholds that you can see in the photo's are from a Toyota (or maybe a Honda?) I find them useful especially when sliding the front seats back and forth. As far as upholstry goes, the "TEMPERFOAM" was a pretty good idea. If you are tall, make sure that you measure closely as I goofed and had to tear some of it back out. The fold down armrest between the front seats works good whenever my wife lets me use it. Pockets on the back of the front seats; on the side panels, and also below the back seat bottom cushion. I added two little pockets under the side-sticks. They hold small folded up plastic O2 masks that are fed from 2 surplus bailout bottles which takes care of my "letdown" O2 requirement assuming that someday I will cruise above 25 K. I assume that you will put in carpet. Make sure that you add it to the bottom of the side panels and the nosegear tunnel where your feet will contact it. I used the standard Lancair sound deadening kit. (Same stuff used in marine engine rooms). Another idea is to make the rear seatback cushion high enough to form a little stowage area from the hatrack. Comes in handy to stow all kinds of stuff and keeps it out of sight. I also added inertial reels for the front seat belts down at the bottom of the side panels in front of the aileron control standoffs. (They minimized the damage to my hide when I had the prop strike last year). Finally, I reversed the seatbelts in the back seat so that the right belt will buckle to the left belt; to hold my wife's suitcases. : - (
Finally, I added airconditioning which I think is necessary if your plane is pressurized or if your boss is heat sensitive, or both...
Hope this helps, Regards, Bill Hogarty
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