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Safety Question - Seats with Headrests

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PagoBay

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One guy in a crash never upgraded his Cessna's old style, across the lap only seatbelts, to proper shoulder harnesses. Nearly cost him and his wife their lives.

Now. three point harnesses and four point harnesses are the usual for even older homebuilt aircraft that I have seen.

Related to this and a safety question I have wanted to ask .... I see a lot of airplanes that have seats with backs that only come to well below the pilot's shoulders. Guaranteed whiplash?

-1-
So why don't more homebuilts have seats with headrests?
The weight added is not so much in return for the safety factor gained. No rear passengers to look back at. Plenty of angle to see the runway at 45 on the downwind.

-2-
What are the best modern seats with headrests for an E-AB that are cheap, light weight, and easy to fit to a kit plane like the Zenith 701 and 750.

Thanks
RMM @ PGUM
 
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