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Well now that the sale of the airplane has been finalized, I figured I should introduce myself. I'm Kurt Lawler, the lucky new owner of this amazing aircraft. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to purchase this plane from the current owner, Andy, who has been flying it in central Florida for the past 6 years. Eric has documented the build of this aircraft in the forums, so if anyone is curious of the specs just search for the tail # here. In short, it was built light and powerful which is exactly what you need in an Alaska airplane.
A little bit about me- I'm a 36 year old private pilot and engineer from Anchorage, Alaska. I spent the last summer flying my first airplane all around Alaska- a 1955 Cessna 170B with an O-300. As much as I loved that plane, I decided that I really wanted something with more short field performance and an experimental airworthiness certificate so I sold it at the end of February. I was planning on buying an experimental cub, but I've always had my eye on the Bearhawk Patrol and 4 place. I never thought that I would get the opportunity to buy one considering there aren't many out there flying, but when Andy reached out to me and offered his up for sale, I jumped at the opportunity. Between the speed and short field performance of this aircraft I think it's going to be perfect for Alaska backcountry adventures.
I am flying to Orlando next Thursday, April 16th to attend Sun n Fun for a couple days with Andy, then we'll head down to Okeechobee to hand off the aircraft. I'll spend a few days at the hangar flying it and preparing it for the cross country adventure starting on Tuesday, April 20th. I've attached a rough flight plan below for the first leg of the trip, from Florida to Port Angeles, Washington, my hometown. I've always wanted to check out the canyon country of Arizona, and Utah so that's why the route stays relatively south from Florida until Arizona. Once back in Port Angeles, I'll spend some time there with family and wait for a weather window to fly it back to Alaska.
If anyone has any suggestions for the trip back, would like to meet up at Sun n Fun or anywhere along the way back, feel free to reach out here or you can contact me on Facebook, or Instagram. Almost all my flight time is in Alaska so I don't really know much about flying in the lower 48 or places to go. I'd like to make the trip a bit of an adventure so I'm open to any suggestions for modifying the flight plan.
Looking forward to joining the Bearhawk community!
Kurt
A little bit about me- I'm a 36 year old private pilot and engineer from Anchorage, Alaska. I spent the last summer flying my first airplane all around Alaska- a 1955 Cessna 170B with an O-300. As much as I loved that plane, I decided that I really wanted something with more short field performance and an experimental airworthiness certificate so I sold it at the end of February. I was planning on buying an experimental cub, but I've always had my eye on the Bearhawk Patrol and 4 place. I never thought that I would get the opportunity to buy one considering there aren't many out there flying, but when Andy reached out to me and offered his up for sale, I jumped at the opportunity. Between the speed and short field performance of this aircraft I think it's going to be perfect for Alaska backcountry adventures.
I am flying to Orlando next Thursday, April 16th to attend Sun n Fun for a couple days with Andy, then we'll head down to Okeechobee to hand off the aircraft. I'll spend a few days at the hangar flying it and preparing it for the cross country adventure starting on Tuesday, April 20th. I've attached a rough flight plan below for the first leg of the trip, from Florida to Port Angeles, Washington, my hometown. I've always wanted to check out the canyon country of Arizona, and Utah so that's why the route stays relatively south from Florida until Arizona. Once back in Port Angeles, I'll spend some time there with family and wait for a weather window to fly it back to Alaska.
If anyone has any suggestions for the trip back, would like to meet up at Sun n Fun or anywhere along the way back, feel free to reach out here or you can contact me on Facebook, or Instagram. Almost all my flight time is in Alaska so I don't really know much about flying in the lower 48 or places to go. I'd like to make the trip a bit of an adventure so I'm open to any suggestions for modifying the flight plan.
Looking forward to joining the Bearhawk community!
Kurt
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