Needed a place to mount my new TM Warthog. It had to be portable as my wife and kids would not put up with a permanent sim seat at the pc. It also needed to be comfy, functional and not completely butt-ugly. I came accross a (free broken) glider rocker chair. Made a few mods. ie Removed glider rocker portion, removed arm rests, installed folding side shelves with folding support brackets (so it would fit through doorways). Removed and discarded front seat cross support, manufactured a new joystick support and "ejection seat" handles. (the new parts were made with scrap oak I got cheap at a discount hardware store) Still need to do a headrest, install wheels at rear of chair to facilitate moving it around, and bolt on the ejection handles. Also need to recover the cushions with something more... appropriate. Slap on a bit of grey paint and voila one cheap sim seat! Quite pleased with how it's turning out! Very comfy and everything right where at my fingertips!

Here is the finished seat:




Here are a few pics of the construction:
















Updated pic with stick extension, decals and added harness bling from Navy Sea King.








Updated with more detailed lower half pics and suggested wood braces to add a bit of lateral strength. Also added a few decals and a led worklight with flexible neck for reading checklists etc during low light conditions.

That is fantastic....right until you get to the part with the seat cushions.....time to break out the sewing machine and sew up some olive drab covers for them cushions.
Other than that its a pretty sweet setup.

Sweet!

But Go with CADPAT for the cushions.

J

Aww c'mon whats wrong with the flowery print? lol.

If money was not an object (which it is) I would be ordering from these guys:

http://www.oregonaero.com/p4243-2001.html#APECS1E

A-10 seat cushion:



APECS® I-E Full Custom Cushion Set w/fabric as above $1,535.00

Nicely done there Lobo!

I wonder why the ejection handles are bright yellow?

Maybe they are easier to find?

Great seat real nicely done!!! Emergency systems are marked with Yellow

Update. Found some scrap pine, remants of an old shed and a broken broom handle and voila! one waaaay stand-off scale Aces II Glider Rocker Sim Seat headrest! Here are a couple pics of the nearly completed headrest. Ready for filler shaping, sanding and twin cushion installation. As an added feature I have designed the "enviromental sensing pitot tube horns" to be fully functional! ...well not exactly as in the r/l seat, however they will function as handles for when the seat is tipped back and manouvered on its (yet to be installed), two rear positioning wheels.

Awesome stuff and great creativity!