Creature Comforts
The wood seat will quickly become uncomfortable after flying just a few minutes.
For the seat and back rest I got a SOFTaCare orthopedic cushion and lumbar support pillow. The bottom of the seat cushion has rubber grippers so it won’t slide around on my wooded seat.
The lumbar support pillow has straps to hold it in place on the back rest.
The seat cushion is a little larger than I would like but is very comfortable.
The lumbar support is also very comfortable and the straps hold it in place well.
The only thing missing now is a head rest. After looking around the only item I found that looked like it might work well is a bathtub head rest. When it arrived I checked the fit and it looked good but needed a little modification.
I marked the back where I plan to trim it.
It was designed with a suction cup to attach it the the bath tub but I can’t rely on a suction cup on the airplane so I need a better solution. A couple of plastic push fasteners worked perfect.
Even from the back it looks pretty good.
The head rest is not very soft, pretty hard really. But I won’t be banging my head on the wood and the helmet and airplane won’t be scratching each other.
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