From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] ES Seat Mounting
To: lml
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:46:36 -0400
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Posted for "Bryan J. Burr" <bjburr@mwheli.com>:

  I basically did the same thing but instead of having the fwd bolts
  protrude into the aileron crossover plenum I extended my aluminum bar
  stock forward to the fwd bulkhead flange.  You can see a little of it if
  the seat is full aft.  This allows me to get a wrench/socket on the
  lower nut.  The aft bolts protrude through the bar stock and are easy to
  reach with the seat slid full fwd.
  
  Bryan

"""
  When I decided to move the seats aft, the front bolts that hold the seat
  rail to the seat platform now fall between the bulkheads.  I originally
  decided to mount the seats to the seat platforms before installing them
  in the plane.  Worked great!  But.....  I can't install the interior
  panels with the seats installed!  I need the seat platforms in place,
  then the interior panels, then the seats.  I installed nutplates on the
  bottom of the seat platforms. The seats don't slide aft enough to allow
  easy access to the front bolt heads.  I don't just have to hold them
  still now, I have to be able to tighten them from above.  I found some
  Phillips head bolts, and some hex head bolts.  The Phillips worked great
  if I folded up the corner of the seat upholstery and accessed the
  Phillips head through the space between the black tubing and the
  aluminum seat pan.  I still have temporary upholstery on the seats, so
  it's easy to just yank up the corner of the foam, but I don't know what
  I'll do when the final upholstery goes in and wraps around the corner
  onto the black tubing.
"""