Recommend a source for seat cushion

[twdeckard]

Any recommendations for a cheap seat cushion/booster for a 9 year old riding in the front of a C172/182/210? 57 inches tall.

Looking for a source for a good booster, anybody found anything cheap and clever? car booster, boat cushion?

Todd

 

[AdamZ]

I think that is the business (seat cushions)that got Aircraft Spruce started. check with them.

 

[wabower]

I used one of the folding boat cushions for a while, then somebody gave me a narrower version with a vinyl cover that is sold by the pilot shops.

The Oregon Aero (sp) cushions are first-rate.

 

[pookies]

I used a regular chair cushion (the kind that tie on the legs of wooden chairs) to boost me up to see over the instrument panel. Pillows work just as well.

 

[Amelia]

They're not cheap, but Oregon Aero's seat cushion made my worn-out seats bearable, and with 2.5" of stiff foam, they provided a much-needed boost.

 

[murphey]

For Young Eagles, I have a collection of outdoor furniture cushions. Two 1-in thick, and another 2 that are 3-4 in thick. Mix & match as needed. Total cost? About $10.

 

[AuntPeggy]

I use a king-size pillow doubled over inside the pillowcase. Works very well, costs $10 for the pillow & $5 for the pillowcase, weighs nothing. Doubles as a pillow at Oshkosh.

 

[EdFred]

Boat seat cushions. And they double as a floatation device for when you forget to file a flight plan.

 

[wpierce]

I used a regular chair cushion (the kind that tie on the legs of wooden chairs) to boost me up to see over the instrument panel. Pillows work just as well.

Me too.

 

[Trapper John]

Any recommendations for a cheap seat cushion/booster for a 9 year old riding in the front of a C172/182/210? 57 inches tall.

Looking for a source for a good booster, anybody found anything cheap and clever? car booster, boat cushion?

Todd

You can get car booster seats at Target, etc. for about $35-40. I think that's better that a cobbled together solution, since the car boosters are designed to keep seat belts and shoulder harnesses positioned correctly.

 

[Speed]

Boat seat cushions. And they double as a floatation device for when you forget to file a flight plan.

+1 Also handy to have when you make a habit of flying low over the ocean.

 

[wpierce]

You can get car booster seats at Target, etc. for about $35-40. I think that's better that a cobbled together solution, since the car boosters are designed to keep seat belts and shoulder harnesses positioned correctly.

If you go this route, which is a good option for your kids, make sure that are airline approved, or is it aircraft approved, or FAA approved? It's one of those and I think if you are ever ramped checked and you've got one of the booster seats in there it has to be. I could be wrong, this is not from first hand knowledge, just stuff I've read on the Internet, so it must be true.