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I'm planning on building a 4-place Model-B Bearhawk in the (hopefully) near future. Been looking and dreaming about Bearhawks for several years now. I'm an airframe mechanic, and I really like building things around the house and shop, so I was originally thinking about scratchbuilding. However, this will be my first build and I haven't seen a lot of success/completed scratchbuilds, and I will be on somewhat of a time crunch to get done, so I think I will end up buying a QB kit. It just seems like more people have success with those than the other, and frankly, as much as I enjoy building, I also love flying! Besides, I will be building medieval armor, a car, and a motorcycle of my own design after I have my Bearhawk in the air. Those should projects should keep the creative build monster at bay.
Right now I live in SW Michigan near the Lake, but am planning to move to the Lansing area within the next year, so I kinda can't get started on my Bearhawk until I sell my house and move.
I'm planning on outfitting it with an O-540, CS prop, and floats. I was originally thinking of straight floats because they're cheaper and lighter, but my wife has me considering amphibians now. I'm also going to be looking for a relatively inexpensive floatplane to fly next year (2018).
I'm also working on my CFI initial right now and plan to move to Alaska to be a professional backcountry and floatplane pilot around 2021 after I retire from my current job. My goal is to have the Bearhawk done before I move to AK. Thus, the time crunch. If I don't get it done, then I'll just have to finish it in AK, but it would be nice to get it in the air after I arrive.
I'm a friendly, thick-skinned US Army veteran, and I appreciate and value of advice and feedback, so don't be shy, but don't be a rude jerk about it either. Constructive criticism can be very valuable and helpful, and so can encouragement. Both are welcomed.
I'm planning on going to Oshkosh/AirVenture this year (2017) Monday - Wednesday. If anybody wants to link up for a meet-n-greet, I'd love to join ya. I'm hoping there will be a decent Bearhawk presence there, and Model-B plans for sale too, but I haven't seen any announcements or "sticky" posts indicating that will be the case. If not, I'll just order 'em through the mail.
I'm planning on building a 4-place Model-B Bearhawk in the (hopefully) near future. Been looking and dreaming about Bearhawks for several years now. I'm an airframe mechanic, and I really like building things around the house and shop, so I was originally thinking about scratchbuilding. However, this will be my first build and I haven't seen a lot of success/completed scratchbuilds, and I will be on somewhat of a time crunch to get done, so I think I will end up buying a QB kit. It just seems like more people have success with those than the other, and frankly, as much as I enjoy building, I also love flying! Besides, I will be building medieval armor, a car, and a motorcycle of my own design after I have my Bearhawk in the air. Those should projects should keep the creative build monster at bay.
Right now I live in SW Michigan near the Lake, but am planning to move to the Lansing area within the next year, so I kinda can't get started on my Bearhawk until I sell my house and move.
I'm planning on outfitting it with an O-540, CS prop, and floats. I was originally thinking of straight floats because they're cheaper and lighter, but my wife has me considering amphibians now. I'm also going to be looking for a relatively inexpensive floatplane to fly next year (2018).
I'm also working on my CFI initial right now and plan to move to Alaska to be a professional backcountry and floatplane pilot around 2021 after I retire from my current job. My goal is to have the Bearhawk done before I move to AK. Thus, the time crunch. If I don't get it done, then I'll just have to finish it in AK, but it would be nice to get it in the air after I arrive.
I'm a friendly, thick-skinned US Army veteran, and I appreciate and value of advice and feedback, so don't be shy, but don't be a rude jerk about it either. Constructive criticism can be very valuable and helpful, and so can encouragement. Both are welcomed.
I'm planning on going to Oshkosh/AirVenture this year (2017) Monday - Wednesday. If anybody wants to link up for a meet-n-greet, I'd love to join ya. I'm hoping there will be a decent Bearhawk presence there, and Model-B plans for sale too, but I haven't seen any announcements or "sticky" posts indicating that will be the case. If not, I'll just order 'em through the mail.
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