Finally did it! My dad and I partnered up and will be building a Bearhawk. I'm not going to post a detailed build log here but I'll post pictures and some information as we build.

To start off we purchased a project from a guy and met him in Minnesota.

Fueling up in Bozeman, MT; the trailer we borrowed pulls hard so were averaging 9mpg and 200miles between fuel stops.

Drove till 3am when we stopped in Fargo,ND for a 3 hour nap in a 80$ hotel room then on to Litchfield,MN

We arrived, looked the project over and made the deal.

Whee...

Congrats on the purchase....
I have family that lives in Litchfield... Small world...

Brian

Congrats Jon! An adventure indeed. Can't wait to see the progress start.

Excellent choice of airplane.

whee wrote:Finally did it! My dad and I partnered up and will be building a Bearhawk.

That's great that you and your Dad are doing this together. Congrats to both of you.

Fun stuff. Did you need to have an interpreter? I'm dealing with the Minnesota lingo this week.

Nice Whee, now the fun begins. So cool you're building with your dad.

Congratulations!
Let the adventure begin!

Awesome, Whee!

Do you have any pictures of your workshop?

I'm excited for you to get it started!

Wait, you refueled in BZN and you didn't call? Holy Hannah!

I know, I know....on a mission.

Hope it goes well. Should be a cool project with Dad....Good for you.

But next time you come through BZN, call. I know where the cheap gas is.

MTV

Right on whee!

Congrats Whee!

Congrats

Congrats Whee! know you have been looking for a Bearhawk, I'm thinking about pulling the trigger getting a Bearhawk as well, maybe this summer. Look forward to your updates.

Bravo whee!!!

Congratulation Whee a most excellent choice. You will be amazed at what that plane will actually do. The only thing I caution is do not go with a small motor. Talk with Pat Fagan about travelling side by side with a 180 hp Bearhawk and who burned the most fuel. My dad and I scratch built Bearhawk #357 and it was a great 4.5 year journey together. It was not without it's and downs but it was still a great adventure. My dad passed on last year and the memories of building that plane and the two of us flying around the country side on one adventure after another will stay with me forever. I hope your adventure is as good as mine was.
175 Magnum / Bearhawk #357 the Roverhawk

Congrats! But I don't envy you one bit--don't think I'd trust an airplane that I'd built, and frankly I don't have the patience to do it. Just transforming our screen room into a 4-season sun room one summer, and building the deck in the back of our house the next summer, took most of each of the two summers and all of my patience. I can't imagine a building project measured in years.

Cary

Congrats. I'm having a lot of fun building mine. Being able to spec it however you like is awesome, but it is definitely testing my airplane construction knowledge. You'll probably pass me up in no time, and you'll never look at another homebuilt the same way.

Way to go Whee. Tell us more about it when you get a chance. How far along is it. I may have some surplus parts/pieces for you depending on what your plans are.

Congrats Whee!
hope you are planing to start a build thread, I love following along from home. it is as close as I will ever get to building one, I have about the same amount of patience as Cary!!

I think you just did it to put pressure on the rest of us. Good on you though.