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Today I had the absolute pleasure of taking Louisiana based Bearhawk builder Brad Ripp and his family on their first BH flight. They are visiting family in Penticton BC and got up at 4am this morning to drive 4hrs to Vancouver to go flying. We hit a local gravel bar and Chilliwack airport for fuel before returning to Pitt Meadows Airport to let Brad's wife and son out so that he could get a little stick time. Brad had never flown tailwheel or a Bearhawk which is something that I can relate to from when I bought mine from Gavin Chester. Despite what Brad may tell you he did a great job considering they were his first tailwheel / Bearhawk takeoffs and landings.
Im not a builder Im just a pilot but I can say that the only thing better than taking a kid for their first flight is taking a builder for a first flight in the machine that they are slaving away at. I hope it was enough of a taste to motivate Brad to finish his project after experiencing the light at the end of the tunnel. That and so that I can go for a Bearhawk flight in Louisiana! He was even kind enough to bring me a 2018 Bearhawk calendar which is awesome might I add!
If you get a chance to meet the Ripp family, do it! They are some of the nicest folks I've met!
Im not a builder Im just a pilot but I can say that the only thing better than taking a kid for their first flight is taking a builder for a first flight in the machine that they are slaving away at. I hope it was enough of a taste to motivate Brad to finish his project after experiencing the light at the end of the tunnel. That and so that I can go for a Bearhawk flight in Louisiana! He was even kind enough to bring me a 2018 Bearhawk calendar which is awesome might I add!
If you get a chance to meet the Ripp family, do it! They are some of the nicest folks I've met!
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