JS-MD 3
Aircraft Flight Manual
MD10-AFM-00-001
Issue: 01
Rev. 00
Rev. Date: 14-Feb-20
Page 7-16
Seats and safety harness
The safety harness is a four-point system. The lower straps pass through
the seat pan and are anchored to the fuselage skin. The shoulder straps
pass through the seatback and are attached to the structure behind the
pilot’s shoulders.
CAUTION:
Shorter pilots should add firm cushions (preferably
energy absorbing cushions) on the seat pan to raise the
body position in the cockpit. The cushion height should
be sufficient to ensure that the shoulder straps pull the
pilot down positively.
WARNING:
No compressible cushions behind the
pilot’s back are
allowed. A forward acceleration (e.g. a winch launch)
may prevent the pilot reaching the controls safely if the
cushions are of a compressible type.
The seat upper and lower seat back can be adjusted either mechanically
or electrically. See Section 7.2.6 for more details.
