What height is cessna 172 captain seat made for?

December 15, 2008

How about other airplanes? is the captain seat made for 5 feet something?

And my height is 170.5cm and I am 16,but almost stopped growing. It hasn't growing since 2 months ago. So I think i stoped growing.

Anyway, do you think height of 170.5cm will be a problem seating in cessna 172 as a captain or co pilot?

Some C-172's and other aircraft have height-adjustable seats, but many don't. Nominally, the non-adjustable seats in a C-172 are made for people between 172cm and 190cm tall. At your present height you'll be marginally OK but you'll probably need a pillow or cusion to see over the instrument panel a little better if the plane does not have height-adjustable seats. The newer Skyhawks you are likely to fly have very high instrument panels and glare shields, so a little "booster seat" may be required, but the older ones (pre-1965) have great forward visibility, even for people only 5 feet ( 152cm) tall.

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6 Responses to “What height is cessna 172 captain seat made for?”

  1. Bob R on December 15th, 2008 2:02 pm

    You'll be fine. I've seen short people fly Cessna's with no problem. Sometimes you might need to bring a booster cushion.
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  2. Ben Dere Dun Dat on December 15th, 2008 2:31 pm

    Some C-172's and other aircraft have height-adjustable seats, but many don't. Nominally, the non-adjustable seats in a C-172 are made for people between 172cm and 190cm tall. At your present height you'll be marginally OK but you'll probably need a pillow or cusion to see over the instrument panel a little better if the plane does not have height-adjustable seats. The newer Skyhawks you are likely to fly have very high instrument panels and glare shields, so a little "booster seat" may be required, but the older ones (pre-1965) have great forward visibility, even for people only 5 feet ( 152cm) tall.
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    C-172 owner

  3. rhsaunders on December 15th, 2008 3:04 pm

    The seats are generally adjustable, both vertically and horizontally. At 5-7, you will have no problem with the seat.
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  4. Malka Esther on December 15th, 2008 3:50 pm

    i do not know
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  5. Spankey on December 15th, 2008 4:10 pm

    All I know is that I'm 6'4", and its difficult, but possible!
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  6. specwar92727 on December 15th, 2008 4:35 pm

    I am 6'5" tall and have no problem in a 172. But I can't fly a 150. Yoke hits my knees. You on the other hand might need a booster seat. Look at sportys pilot shop.com. You might find one there.
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