SEATS FOR PILOTS
Criticism Of Design IN Z.PA.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON, Dec. 16 A Bournemouth osteopath.' Dr. J. H. Robertson, claims thait many airline pilots arei being "crippled by bad Beats.” Many senior captains are coming to me secretty for treatment,” he said. “Tliey are all suffering from acute postural fatigue caused by long fights in badly-designed seats, but they are afraid to report to their own medical officers m case tney are grounded." He says he has discovered that passenger seats are often much better than the pilot's seat. The pilots suffer from a complaint Dr. Robertson calls “pilot’s back.” "It is an acute spasm of muscles in the lower middle back and could be very dangerous if the pilot was in the act of landing or taking off," he says. He suggests all future pilot's seats should be fully adjustable will support for, the lumbar curve.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30316, 17 December 1963, Page 25
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146SEATS FOR PILOTS Press, Volume CII, Issue 30316, 17 December 1963, Page 25
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