Source: 2021 Q1 Beartracks, From Mark Goldberg
For a few years I have requested that Bob consider redesigning the front seats for the four place Bearhawk. We wanted to improve the seats so they would be more easily adjusted while you are sitting in them, rather than “ground adjustable” like they have always been.
Bob came up with a very nice system where each seat slides in a track with four ball bearings. The same bearings are used in the aileron bellcranks of the four place. These seats slide aft to be removed unlike the original design where the seats slide forward to be removed. As you can see, the pins that lock the seat in place are on the top and visible unlike the previous design that had the lock pin mechanism on the seat bottom. It took a little back and forth between Bob and the kit factory to get them the way Bob wanted. While I have not tried them yet myself, the factory workers are very impressed. They have adapted the new design (with a few dimension changes) to the four place and Companion as well. The latest kits from the factory will incorporate this new feature.