Child seat?

[Landlocked]

Hi Everyone,
May sound crazy but is there an STC out there for a jump/child seat?

[fearofpavement]

Re: Child seat?

You mean for "inside" the plane? What type/model aircraft you have in mind?

[VictorBravo]

Re: Child seat?

If you have the gumption, you can base an STC or field approval on the British Auster, which was a license built Taylorcraft. Several versions of the Auster had a third rear seat, and one or two of them had two very small rear seats. The Auster is basically the same airframe as the T-craft, but heavier and stronger with more power.

I would suggest that you do the full Gilberti/Harer conversion, including the extended baggage compartment first, then add a child seat based on the Auster. That way, you can make a logical case that the airframe is already FAA approved for the weight increase in that area, and the British have proven that one or two seats is also safe. Logically (which may not mean diddly squat), it would boil down to a balance issue and the use of a Cessna child seat or some other approved child seat.

By the time it was all said and done, you could h ave bought a 172, however.

[Landlocked]

Re: Child seat?

Thanks guys!
I was wondering about an F19 specifically. I'm trying to get into an entry level float trainer and the T-craft comes highly recommended. I know I would be pushing the legal useful load with a jump seat filled....and fully agree a 172 might be a better choice but the $$$ get scary real quick! Thanks again for your help.

[Dano"T"]

Re: Child seat?

There are other options Andy

[N96337]

Re: Child seat?

HAHHAHAHA....great minds think alike...I was thinking of a rope to the tail tiedown............ hahaha
JH

[Landlocked]

Re: Child seat?

Bwah, ha, ha, ha...that's beautiful! Thanks for the chuckle.

[barnstmr]

Re: Child seat?

When I was 14 yrs old my dad was teaching me to fly in a BC12D. On Sunday afternoons, my mom usually made us babysit my 4-yr-old kid sister. She rode for many flights in what she called the "baggage department". It worked great. Thinking back, though... we should have had her belted in somehow, eh?