I think you should be fine. There isn't much transverse load back behind the pilot seat so redirecting it a couple or three inches ought to work fine. If you keep the 1/8" plywood skin on top of the fuselage primary structure and under the turtledeck you can probably do with just moving the 3/4" square crosspiece back three inches. On Sun, 23 Apr 2000 12:42:30 -0400 (EDT), smlangford@webtv.net (stephen langford) wrote: >FlyBaby > >Hello, >Steve here, I am working on a modification to station 5 because of my >height. >Maybe some of you experts can give your advice on this. >I am 6'3" and do not have enough leg room. I have made pockets in the >floor between sta. 1 & 2 but my right heel hits sta. 2 cross piece when >applying left rudder, I do not want to cut into sta. 2, so I have come >up with this idea-----On sta 5, cut out the upper cross piece the same >width as the back of the seat (or wider/ to fit my back) and move it >back 4 inches. >Weld up a 3/4" sq. tube truss shaped like the "notch" and attach bolt >flanges that bolt thru the "stub" cross pieces left on the top of sta. >5. this should replace the strength of the station. >Could also make a "pocketed seat back to allow room for a chute. >I will have to shorten the removable turtle also. >Any thoughts on this idea?? > >"Steze" >http://community.webtv.net/smlangford/StevesFlyBaby > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------