What cha gonna do bout the split where the stick goes?
I've gone through three "leather" office chairs at home. Every one has been made from "top grain" leather, which is just the top, cosmetic layer of the leather bonded to something else underneath. Every chair has died in about two years, as the leather starts to split near the stitching and eventually rips somewhere.
I'm on my first office chair in my house. It comes from Office Depot. No wear signs at all but, then again, I don't work out of my home. I will bet that I will spend even less time sitting in the plane than I do sitting in my home office but thanks for the info.
I'm very fond of my Classic Aero leather seats, and have no regrets about the cost.
Robert,
Totally agree with everything you are saying. Just pointing out some possible ramifications of mounting an office chair in your high performance aircraft.
The interesting thing I have discovered is that when it comes to home built aircraft there is this time vs money thing that takes exists. Either you have the time and little money or you have little time but plenty of money. I'm sure this isn't always the case but most builders I have talked to fall into either of these two categories. I think $1000+ for just sewing cloth to the foam you provide is a bit steep, IMHO.(http://www.classicaerodesigns.com/w...=14&ProductCategory=RV-9&ProductCategoryID=14)