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After reading several posts about wing auxiliary fuel tanks I decided to eventually build an internal aux tank. My initial thoughts are to (when needed) replace the passenger seat with a fuel tank. Using 25 - 30 gallons as a target it should be in the 200lb range with the weight of the tank...

I realize this is not Bearhawk specific but there are some great lessons about continuing to fly the aircraft. Greg Hughes from Vans Aircraft recounts a bird strike and loss of his canopy over mountains.

https://www.superiorairparts.com/downloads/servicebulletins/MSB22-01-Draft.pdf

Does anybody know the height of a Patrol on the gear of amphibian floats?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5sHK-B230sY

Here is my inventory sheets from my RV-7 firewall forward kit for comparison (O-360 CS.) There are some items listed as deleted. I purchased a mid-time engine that had all the accessories (alternator, CS governor, etc.) so I deleted those from the kit.

This a new AD that affects the Continental engines. https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/d21bed1c90f23c54862587f100614917/%24FILE/2022-04-04.pdf

I found this article very interesting as it discusses high CHTs, causes and potential solutions

Nev, I went through a few variations before settling on the AeroSteen pitot tube. It bolts to the forward spar much like the one in Bearhawk book. https://secure.steenaero.com/Store/s...68CF89D388401B I tried fabricating a mount for the Dynon tube but decided to abandon it in favor of the...

Here is an image of an impulse coupling on a slick mag, shamelessly copied from the internet. Slick should have a maintenance manual for these, but if you look at the TCDS for your specific engine it will list the mags and the location L or R. One should have the impulse coupling mounted, I...

My fuel line on the RV runs from the red cube on the fire wall to the carb over the exhaust system. I installed a heat shield on the exhaust to deflect the heat. Here is an example https://shop.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bi...t=heat-shields Here is a poor photo of the installation, you can see the...

I had someone’s print these dies as an experiment. I still need to print a routing/cutting die to see if it will hold up to repeated use cutting blanks. Might be useful for a tool lending program so folks don’t have to make forms. Otherwise the cost probably out weighs the benefit. Unless...

I fabricated an additional mount for an AeroSteen pitot tube. This Pitot tube has a base for mounting to the spar as Bob suggests in the Bearhawk book. I added a side mount that uses the nose rib for additional support. Even with a doubler on the spar web I felt the tube had a little too much...

I searched the site but did not find any threads on the topic. Has anyone installed a stall warning vane in the leading edge?

Is there an increase in the Patrol gross weight if built with the modifications for the floats? The seaplane version.