Pirep – Trip to Sun-n-Fun 2007

Source: 2007 Q2 Beartracks, Kevin Deutscher
My interest in this trip was to see the Bearhawk operate in a real world environment and use that information to assist in selecting components and configuring my Bearhawk. There are a zillion compromises made in a project like this and we all hope to make correct choices and have something to be proud of when complete. The other purpose is to obtain some real performance data.

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Wing Root Vents

Source: 2006 Beartracks, David Bice
I put Cessna vents in the leading edges because Bob says they work fine. In case anyone else want to use these, I thought you might want to know the original Cessna vent has to be modified. It is an easy modification and only requires

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Getting a nicely centered hole around a bolt hole! – by Tom Walter

Source: 2006 Q4 Beartracks, Tom Walter

Tom's Daughter Focused on the Task

Tom's Daughter Focused on the Task


You can buy commercial drill bushings that will center a drill in a larger hole. While nice to have it is not always possible to have the size you need on a weekend. A quick way to make up a drill bushing is by

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Sealing Plates for the Top of the Shock Struts

Source: 2006 Q3 Beartracks, Bob Barrows
These cover plates with related rubber seal gasket are used to seal the clearance hole where the landing gear shock struts pass thru the fuselage belly skin.

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