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Originally Posted by Paul462
Herb,
I highly reccomend the BAS 4-point seat restraint system, and have it installed on our T337C (and it was also installed on our last Skymaster).
My comments above were intended to be directed to the backup seat stop system which Cessna came up with. As Jeff notes above, this seat stop system attaches an inertial reel to the floor of the airplane under the seat, and the free end of the belt to the seat itself. The inertial reel is pre-set to dispense a pre-determined length of belt, after which it stops the seat from moving backwards. Actuation of the conventional seat release lever simultaneously releases the belt, so the seat can slide backwards. :-)
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actually, the inertia reel attaches to the seat base, the free end of the belt bolts to the floor in front of the seat. I agree with your comments about the BAS 4 point restraints as well BTW. Someone alluded to the possibility of damage to the belt. I hadn't thought of this. The belt on the pilot's side is not likely to have this happen, but the co-pilot's seat does slide back further, and the pilot has to crawl over it and could step on the belt since it is just off the floor. Something to keep in mind I suppose. My question is why did Cessna put the door on the wrong side of the plane?? My P210 had only one door and it was by the pilot who could easily open and close it and thus be sure it was operated correctly. This seems like a better set up to me, unless of course your co-pilot is really attractive.....