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.   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.    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.   Bummer that people have to bad mouth a good airplane.  What a bunch of malarkey.   Eric Newton - Long Beach, MS Bearhawk N57EN - "Miss'ippi Mudbug" http://mybearhawk.com             From: Don Walker <drwalker@gbis.com> Subject: Bear hawk dream airplane Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:43:03 -0800 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net

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

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