X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [63.165.24.94] (HELO bginmail.mgmmirage.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4571525 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:55:26 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.165.24.94; envelope-from=enewton@beaurivage.com X-AuditID: c0a85b22-b7c2fae000005433-6c-4cd87fbb61cf Received: from VLEXCHBH02P.MGMMIRAGE.ORG ( [10.76.51.115]) by bginmail.mgmmirage.com (SBG) with SMTP id B2.6F.21555.BBF78DC4; Mon, 8 Nov 2010 14:54:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from PLATINUM.MGMMIRAGE.ORG ([10.70.66.181]) by VLEXCHBH02P.MGMMIRAGE.ORG with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Mon, 8 Nov 2010 14:54:51 -0800 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CB7F97.F377093A" Subject: Bear hawk dream airplane Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:54:51 -0600 Message-ID: <6A6D72777D30E941B373D806C15A75F7DBA7D6@PLATINUM.MGMMIRAGE.ORG> X-MS-Has-Attach: yes X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Bear hawk dream airplane Thread-Index: Act/l/VqJGL5P8lTTxW7y1FzeEnGgA== From: "Newton, Eric" To: Return-Path: enewton@beaurivage.com X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Nov 2010 22:54:51.0804 (UTC) FILETIME=[F3D89DC0:01CB7F97] X-CFilter-Loop: Reflected X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CB7F97.F377093A Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_002_01CB7F97.F377093A" ------_=_NextPart_002_01CB7F97.F377093A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Now that's biggest load of bull I've ever read. I built and fly a Bearhawk and have taken off and landed in all sorts of wind conditions. BTW - I am a low time pilot (about 350 hours) and even a lower time tail wheel pilot (about 150 hours) and have never had a problem with my Bearhawk. I have landed and taken off in gusty crosswinds of all sorts up to 20 knots and never a problem. Mine is built exactly to the plans with no modifications. It is very forgiving of the stupid stuff I've done to it and I've always had plenty rudder authority and brakes to correct my sometimes less than perfect landings. =20 Why is it that every time some jughead wraps his airplane up in a ball or flips it over, he wants to immediately blame it on the airplane? I am so sick of people not being able to admit they just plan ole screwed up. =20 =20 The Bearhawk is a good solid, honest airplane that does whatever is asked of it. Just the fact that your "hangar landlord" was using "a lot of fast stick and rudder work" tells me a lot about what his problem might be. Get it lined up on final, at the proper speed, proper attitude (the airplane and pilot) and then hold it there making very small corrections as needed to keep it straight and lined up with the runway. If you are jerking the controls around like an idiot, the airplane is going to do exactly what you are telling it to do. =20 Bummer that people have to bad mouth a good airplane. What a bunch of malarkey. =20 Eric Newton - Long Beach, MS Bearhawk N57EN - "Miss'ippi Mudbug" http://mybearhawk.com =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 From: Don Walker =09 Subject: Bear hawk dream airplane=09 Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:43:03 -0800=09 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net=09 =20 =09 Dustin, My hanger landlord, a 20,000 hour ATP finished building a Bearhawk with an 0-540 in it. He's a serial builder and it's a 10.5 out of 10. According to him, the design has several serious flaws. He put it on it's back in a moderate crosswind. Cost him 30 grand. After checking out the problem he found: The landing gear from the factory are not straight. He modified and straightened them. It needs Much more engine offset. The tail is much too small. Factory support leaves much to be desired and design deficiency problems are left to be worked out by the builders. The company may be in financial trouble. I have flown it in once with him since all the rework. Nice solid airplane and not as heavy on the controls as many. I watched his landing on a no wind day and he worked very hard with a lot of fast stick and rudder work. He still won't fly it with moderate cross winds. There is a Bearhawk builders group on Yahoo. Suggest you spend a lot of time reading over the postings. Just a heads up. Don Walker RV-8 Renesis Flying and modifying =09 Subscribe: Feed ,=20 Digest = ,=20 Index . Unsubscribe =20 Mail to ListMaster =09 ------_=_NextPart_002_01CB7F97.F377093A Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Blank

Now = that's biggest=20 load of bull I've ever read.  I built and fly a = Bearhawk and=20 have taken off and landed in all sorts of wind = conditions.  BTW=20 - I am a low time pilot (about 350 hours) and even a lower = time tail=20 wheel pilot (about 150 hours) and have never had a problem = with my=20 Bearhawk. I have landed and taken off in gusty = crosswinds of=20 all sorts up to 20 knots and never a problem.  Mine is = built=20 exactly to the plans with no modifications.  It is very = forgiving of the stupid stuff I've done to it and I've = always had=20 plenty rudder authority and brakes to correct my sometimes = less than=20 perfect landings.
 
Why is = it that=20 every time some jughead wraps his airplane up in a ball or = flips it=20 over, he wants to immediately blame it on the = airplane?  I am=20 so sick of people not being able to admit they just plan ole = screwed up. 
 
The = Bearhawk is a=20 good solid, honest airplane that does whatever is asked of = it. =20 Just the fact that your "hangar landlord" was using "a = lot of=20 fast stick and rudder work" tells me a lot about what his = problem=20 might be.  Get it lined up on final, at the proper = speed,=20 proper attitude (the airplane and pilot) and then hold it = there=20 making very small corrections as needed to keep it straight = and=20 lined up with the runway.  If you are jerking the = controls=20 around like an idiot, the airplane is going to do exactly = what you=20 are telling it to do.
 
Bummer = that people=20 have to bad mouth a good airplane.  What a bunch = of=20 malarkey.
 
Eric = Newton - Long=20 Beach, MS
Bearhawk N57EN -=20 "Miss'ippi Mudbug"
http://mybearhawk.com  
 
 
 
 
 
flyrotary@lancaironline.net
From: Don Walker=20 <drwalker@gbis.com>
Subject: Bear hawk dream = airplane
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:43:03 = -0800
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Dustin,
My hanger landlord, a 20,000 = hour ATP=20 finished building a Bearhawk with an 0-540 in it.  He's a = serial=20 builder and it's a 10.5 out of 10.  According to him, the = design has=20 several serious flaws.  He put it on it's back in a moderate=20 crosswind.  Cost him 30 grand.  After checking out the = problem=20 he found:  The landing gear from the factory are not = straight.=20  He modified and straightened them.  It needs Much more = engine=20 offset.  The tail is much too small.  Factory support = leaves=20 much to be desired and design deficiency problems are left to be = worked=20 out by the builders.  The company may be in financial = trouble.=20  I have flown it in once with him since all the rework. =  Nice=20 solid airplane and not as heavy on the controls as many.  I = watched=20 his landing on a no wind day and he worked very hard with a lot of = fast=20 stick and rudder work.  He still won't fly it with moderate = cross=20 winds.  There is a Bearhawk builders group on Yahoo. =  Suggest=20 you spend a lot of time reading over the postings.  Just a = heads=20 up.

Don Walker
RV-8 Renesis
Flying and=20 modifying

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