The Bearhawk is great and...I would move into that hangar in a heartbeat !!!

Beamerpilot wrote:...I would move into that hangar in a heartbeat !!!

The owner would be stoked to hear you say that, he's spent a LOT of time and effort personalising it.
The full AV system and massive projector on the roof isn't half bad either

I was in Australia camping when this thread started and missed out! You guys are truly superior! May the Sun never set on the British Empire! I love the Bearhawk.

What beautiful country and man I love the look of that yellow Bearhawk!!! Great photo

I take it this means the maiden flight was a success?

Zzz wrote:I take it this means the maiden flight was a success?

Yeah, I've been anxiously waiting to read a flight report.

My bad.
I am surprised you guys didn't pick it up on the Bearhawk forum? But then again, that forum is taking its sweet sweet time to fully kick into life, I think the change from Yahoo Groups put a lot of guys off...

Yeah it flies real good.
I need to get some more photos.

Battson wrote:My bad.
I am surprised you guys didn't pick it up on the Bearhawk forum? But then again, that forum is taking its sweet sweet time to fully kick into life, I think the change from Yahoo Groups put a lot of guys off...

I just found out this past week about the change. The Yahoo thing always put me off, I only keep up with the Stinson group since I actually have one....so I stopped doing the BH Yahoo group. now that it's got a forum going, I joined and will play catch up there.

Jeez, I'm out for a little while and you get these delusions of grandeur...

Battson wrote:My bad.
I am surprised you guys didn't pick it up on the Bearhawk forum? But then again, that forum is taking its sweet sweet time to fully kick into life, I think the change from Yahoo Groups put a lot of guys off...

i try to limit the number of forums I'm on. This is the only flying forum I get on.

Zzz wrote:Jeez, I'm out for a little while and you get these delusions of grandeur...

Take it easy, Han

We posted the flight reports in the Test Flying section.
http://bearhawkforums.com/forum/flying-and-flight-testing/1853-bearhawk-takes-first-flight-in-nz

Whee - I think it's open to view without signing up. I know where you're coming from.

Battson wrote:Whee - I think it's open to view without signing up. I know where you're coming from.

Thanks a lot man! Went over there to check out your flight report and now I'm stuck..

It was all part of my evil plan!

Well, we've finished the test flying programme!
I'm going to give it the final look-over this weekend, then we'll be talking to the CAA about more approvals this coming Wednesday!
The Bearhawk sure delivers all the fun it promises. Can't wait for the next STOL contest this Feb....

Blackrock, if you're out there, I'd be keen to hear about the merits of VGs on a Bearhawk.

I'm here and lurking occasionally; otherwise just really busy with the new job and everything related to that and travel.

VG's improved slow flight control upon landing. In particular they made the last 10 feet to the runway more predictable and the decent rate easier to arrest. They may have cost me 1 or 2 mph in high power cruise and maybe dropped stall speed about the same. More experimentation before permanent attachment could change all that and should be done. I did some experimentation, but should have done more. They give the elevator more control authority and so do gap seals.

Battson wrote:It was all part of my evil plan!

You folks dress very well down there. I like the suits and ties!

blackrock wrote: They give the elevator more control authority and so do gap seals.

Did you put them on the underside of the elevator, or just atop the wing?

Yes underside of elevator and wing.

Awesome! Great to see another Bearhawk flying. I'm just getting moving on my Patrol project.

Phil