What convertible seats aren't airlined approved?

mominabigtruck

New member

• Jul 16, 2007

• #1

Just wondering so I can give some info. I'm selling my uptown on craigslist and a lady asked if it was airlined approved because she said her seat now isn't. I thought all convertible seats were airlined approved?? I asked her what she had so hopefully she'll answer soon.

 

Victorious4

Senior Community Member

• Jul 16, 2007

• #2

I don't know of a current convertible that isn't -- I'd ask her what the name & DOM of her seat is....

 

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jen_nah

CPST Instructor

• Jul 16, 2007

• #3

Like Tiffany said I don't know of any convertible that isn't FAA approved.

 

ThreeBeans

New member

• Jul 16, 2007

• #4

Same as the others. Honestly the only harnessed seat i can think of that ISN'T faa approved is the Regent/Husky

 

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Kellyr2

New member

• Jul 16, 2007

• #5

I thought a some of the combination seats weren't?

 

waterbaby

New member

• Jul 16, 2007

• #6

Hm... I'm curious, too!

 

Victorious4

Senior Community Member

• Jul 16, 2007

• #7

Safeguard Go is not (because it requires top tether) + Recaro Young Sport used to not be FAA approved, but it is now -- it's just a slowly rotating inversion test to make sure the dummy stays inside the seat ... not violent like the bench tests: they just have to spend the $ to get it done (I really can't imagine any harness seat not passing so long as it can be correctly installed in the airplane seat). Still, if a seat does not have the FAA approved sticker, then it'd prove a usless frustration when the attendant says you can't use it

 

cryswilkins

New member

• Jul 16, 2007

• #8

When we flew to Orlando we were talking to another couple that had the same Scenera as us and they said that they had to buy it because their convertible was not FAA approved. I forgot to ask what they had. I think that there are some infant seats that are not ok, but I haven't seen any lately.

 

mominabigtruck

New member

• Jul 16, 2007

• #9

Well I'm out here in the boonies of Ohio and I can't think of a single seat that's sold or used around here that isn't ffa approved. I might feel a little differently if I was someplace that had some different seats, but basically all I see here is cosco, evenflo and graco and as far as I know they're all ffa approved. She said something about having a sticker on the side?? So I'm really wondering how old her current seat is. When did they start making seats ffa approved??

 

bbartlettnfld

New member

• Jul 16, 2007

• #10

Is she Canadian or was she trying to fly in Canada for some reason? I know here the Flight Attendants look for the CMVSS logo which for them means its ok for Air travel.

BethAnn

 

UlrikeDG

Admin - CPS Technician Emeritus

• Jul 16, 2007

• #11

mominabigtruck said:

Well I'm out here in the boonies of Ohio and I can't think of a single seat that's sold or used around here that isn't ffa approved.

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I think you mean FAA, not FFA.

 

mominabigtruck

New member

• Jul 16, 2007

• #12

UlrikeDG said:

I think you mean FAA, not FFA.

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Yes, I got to thinking about it after I wrote it. The future farmers of america is big around here though, maybe they should offer a carseat class.