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Question: When the seat is in it it’s furthest aft position where is the front tube of the seat bottom in relation to the crosswise airframe tube the... -
I’ve disbelieved Battson before and proven myself wrong (it will likely happen again) but I don’t see my BH coming even close to keeping up with the...Leave a comment:
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How tall are you?
A BH will always be harder to get in due to the stick and strut being where they are.
I’m 6’1” and...Leave a comment:
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I mounted my magnetometer just outside the last rib, not counting the tip rib.
I used regular #8 nutplates installed in the flange of my...Leave a comment:
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I haven’t noticed a change but I’m usually busy doing other things during the phase of flight when I deploy the flaps. I haven’t tried it specially...Leave a comment:
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Worked on getting some stall speed numbers yesterday. Since we are still working though the heavy wing issue I’ll have to re-evaluate stall speeds but...Leave a comment:
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Mine is quite similar; Dual batteries, Perko Switch, diode to isolate the batteries, single alternator.
Take a look at the reviews of the...Leave a comment:
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I was hoping to see more speed at higher fuel burns but I haven't seen that yet. We need to do more testing after we get the rigging issue solved but...Leave a comment:
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Thanks Battson. Sounds like I’m doing basically the same thing but with less proficiency and more speed. Where on the approach do you get down to the...Leave a comment:
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I had a chat with Bob today and am going to try the washer trick. The wing that is light stalls first so I’m going to put the washers on that side.Leave a comment:
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That was me being dumb. Furlong per Fortnight and Acre feet per hour
I’m still seeing the same speeds mostly at 7000ish msl.
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Thanks for the clarification! I made the assumption based on a previous post that you were controlling the descent rate with power. It’s encouraging...Leave a comment:
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I didn’t end up using the AAE antenna. We made our own which seemed to work fine;never got any complaints. But we had a radio issue we thought was the...Leave a comment:
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Things might be different for different wheels I guess.
We used ABI wheels and brakes on our BH. There is no spacer on the axle, the nut...Leave a comment:
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It is likely that since all my prior experience is in a Luscombe, which interestingly also uses a 4412 wing, I have a lot of changes that need to take...Leave a comment:
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I’ve been planning to add VGs but want to get familiar with the naked wing so I can tell what the difference is.
I remember being told...Leave a comment:
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I am working on correcting a heavy wing and want to make sure I have this right. Mark’s instructions are the ones that are correct, right? Washers go...Leave a comment:
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Sounds like a perfect excuse to order big tires😁
The tapered rod tail spring is handling the abuse really well; it’s a very worthy mod.Leave a comment:
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4-place Landing Techniques
I’m curious about your landing techniques used in the Bearhawk. I recall frequently landing tail first in the pervious BH I flew and I find I’m doing... -
Yep.
IMO, a significant factor is that most of us are amateur welders. TIG welding can make beautiful clean welds and can be faster than...Leave a comment:
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