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From: Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net>
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On 11/8/2010 3:08 PM, Don Walker wrote:
> On 11/8/2010 10:43 AM, Don Walker wrote:
>> 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
> Charles England
> F-4, MD-80, Built 2 RV-8s too!   I'm always happy to stir things up.  
> Flame on!
> Don Walker
The F-4 & MD-80 time doesn't mean diddly when you start flying a 
tailwheel a/c (which is what I was talking about in my 1st post). I've 
never had the chance to fly a Bearhawk but I have had fighter pilots try 
to fly my -4. The ones that know how to use their feet didn't learn it 
in the military or at the airlines.

No flaming intended; I just want to know a critic's credentials. :-)

Charlie