Metal Master wrote:Be aware that the service lit that Aryana in discussing in this thread is not the same as the current seat stop kit that uses a inertia real and a seat belt strap that attaches to the floor and seat frame. It is an older kit which I am pretty sure is no longer in production and was available before Cessna started producing single engine airplanes again.
Correct Jim. That's how I understood it.
From some description here it seems this type might not be so bad once you get accustomed to it. Especially if you did not have carpet, and did have a utilitarian type floor like Greg
Agreed, I think that for a private individual that does not have some 100 different pilots operating the airplane this unit might work fine. It did stop the seat from sliding back. Our installation was complicated in that we had a halon fire extinguishers installed between the seats and that caused access issues getting to the lever. In some cases you could not even see it. I have to wonder how it would work with the fuel selector handle on the Hump between the seats such as in 180's and 170's as there is no such thing on the 172 N's and P's and later model 182's that we operated.
Jim
A&P, IA, New owner C170A N1208D, Have rebuilt some 50 aircraft. So many airplanes, So little time!
Regarding the "book labor" to install the Cessna seat stop. What does Cessna allow shops to install this unit?
I know mine too all of 45 minutes, but a shop who is going to install one in a fellow 170 members' plane told him it would take 4-5 hours! Obviously the 170 member won't be charged anything, but I can't imagine Cessna allowing anywhere near that amount of labor. The shop is (in my opinion) just running his mouth off (which he has done before) or he is trying to overcharge Cessna.
I had mine installed in late December. It took about an hour and a half. Works well. Spanafight is a Cessna shop. I have later model 172 seats, so it was easy for them to install.
When mine was installed it took 3 hrs. They did a beautiful job.
John
John Hess
Past President 2018-2021 President 2016-2018, TIC170A Vice President 2014-2016, TIC170A Director 2005-2014, TIC170A N3833V Flying for Fun '67 XLH 900 Harley Sportster EAA Chapter 390 Pres since 2006 K3KNT
It appears that it may take longer on some models than others to install the seat stops. Mine are later model C-172 seats without the trim panels on the sides & front. I was discussing these seat stops with a friend who has a C-206 and he had the local FBO to order him a seat stop for the passenger/co-pilot seat (which makes sense in some cases as many passengers will definitely grab the yoke if the seat stop fails). The FBO charged him something over $1,100 to install the unit
