Recent content by patrickh99

Hey Jared, I did the same thing on Friday 9/21 flying with a neighbor in his Bonanza. We were able to load 700 lbs into it with the rear seats out. It was semi-organized chaos at RDU with lots of volunteers, many of whom did not appear to be very familiar with GA aircraft. All told, it was a...

I am moving to S Carolina to an airpark community, so I have room to finish building and assembling my BH4. I will be at Whiteplains Plantation Airpark, so if anyone is in the area, feel free to drop by, after about June when we finish the move. On a related note, how do I move my location on...

Is anyone running a turbocharger on their Bearhawk? I'm debating TIO-360 vs O-540 (or IO-540). I fly mostly in the midwest, but frequently go to 10k for winds & weather. I also plan to take 1-2 trips into the Rockies annually. Turbo causes more heat issues and possibly shorter engine life...

Is anyone using nylon brake lines or some other form of synthetic line? Any pros or cons from experience?

I am going to use this section to document my build. I need to scan in a bunch of pictures that Dan provided of the fuselage build and add my pictures as I work through the spars and beyond. Patrick H

The first time I called UHC, they said personal flying was strictly excluded. Common-carrier only was covered. I called UHC again (today) and this time a different rep said they do cover any medical issues resulting from personal flying. And just received an updated copy of the policy that no...

What is everyone using for the master cylinders? The Gerdes from Avipro seem pretty common. Anyone using Beringer? I like the anodized finish.

Does anyone have a good recommendation for finding health insurance that actually covers personal flying (in USA). Every company I talked to has an exception.

I bought Dan Riffee's project, and he had one of the earlier plan sets, with two elevator trim tabs. The work he did was excellent so I was hesitant to undo anything, however, when I rigged the controls with some temporary connections, I was surprised at the amount of servo action from the trim...

This is what a trim system from a C172 looks like installed on the BH. I can't say how it works in flight yet, but it looks like it should work good. Thanks to Dan R for engineering this.

Can someone please tell me how much clearance there is between your stick, when full aft, and the cross-tube under the seat? My seats have a crank-screw mechanism for fore-aft adjustment and I am concerned it may interfere with the stick.

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