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I would guess that it might be necessary to move the empty seat forward to access things that would otherwise be blocked by the retracted seat. That also means
by danbruc 3y ago
I would guess that it might be necessary to move the empty seat forward to access things that would otherwise be blocked by the retracted seat. That also means you have to be able to get it back later and this might also be needed if you have to pull an incapacitated pilot out of his seat. There probably has to be another switch for the pilot to move the seat forward, it would seem quite cumbersome to use that one for getting into and out of the seat.
- stavros 3y agoMaybe, I don't know what controls you'd want someone to be accessing without being in the seat. For retraction, definitely, but that sounds like a "pull this seat all the way back" switch would be better, rather than one that controls the precise position.
- icegreentea2 3y agoThe seat probably uses the exact same mechanism for both the seat back switch and the operate when seated switch. This type of mechanism is probably also considered safer. A mechanism where you momentary push a button and then it "pulls back all the way" would probably warrant extra consideration for having something stuck in the rails or bumping into someone. I could see these two factors weighing into someone's decision to just use this design.