“The seat is basically a metal bench with seat belts. No padding except for a small headrest.”
I wonder if he was sitting on his parachute.
The seats of WWII jap zeroes were exceedingly low, because the pilots sat on their parachutes. Kind of a good way to save weight and space.
I wonder if he was sitting on his parachute.
Might be the case, because looking down at the seat, there is basically nothing there except a metal frame.