Recent content by The Flying Mechanic

Just finished our front seats! Here's the update video Bearhawk Companion - Front Seats Fortunate to have a wife who knows how to sew and was willing to tackle this! We enjoyed doing it together. Now to figure out how to build or get a backseat for it. Has anyone ever actually had a backseat...

Nothing like a typo.... Trust me, its on my build/inventory edits. Wait till you try to find the AN365-4 on Page 16 of the wing build.... Pro tip - it doesn't exist lol

Me too…. 😂😂😂

That’s awesome! Glad to hear! Seats are coming up next then tail feather. Pretty close to covering it! Did you get a back seat yet? I am hoping to get one but haven’t been able to just yet.

Long time, no write. I have been working on the BH fairly consistently this summer with a handful of "life" delays. I do have her on the gear now and just finished my modified brake system. I used one of the reservoirs mounted directly at the top of the pilot brake valves rather than the Matco...

I cannot confirm this, but I have heard that an O-320 with a fixed-pitch prop allows no more than 50 pounds of baggage before the CG is too far aft. I can't remember who told me this, but it falls into the category of information provided by an expert. I know Virgil has told me I can't get it...

Congrats! I am #20 right ahead of you! About 40% done. I am getting ready to cover with fabric now. Fully process is over on my YT channel by the same name: The Flying Mechanic

Have-Purple, First, legendary name... not sure if its a Lockheed reference or not but that's awesome! Second, I have the same issue on mine that I am getting ready to release in a video in the next few weeks. I have an impossible combination of left right up down and back. I went with the 2/3...

I am still keeping it. I have come to recognize the potential issue in the fact that tolerances of hardward and parts are enough to make this slightly less viable for a "perfect solution" since sometimes you go up or down a bolt size just because of tolerance allowance of each component. That...

While I am sure that anyone else could build a Companion from the hardware callout on the website, I've found I needed a little more structure for how I organize my hardware and components. Tonight, I started my "Expanded Companion Hardware Callout" spreadsheet. It isn't near complete, but by...

Currently working on getting my BH Companion on her gear. I went with the regular BH Tailwheel using the solid stinger. The hardware callout is an AN4 for the 2 bolts on the tailwheel side of the stinger and an AN6 on the fuselage side. The AN4s were tight, but after reaming, they finally went...

I was working on my flap pushrod between the actuator arms today and noticed the build manual recommended removing the torque tube and using a drill press (which I didn't have). It also recommended using the #11 drill bit (0.191") for drilling this hole out for the AN3 bolt. Instead of removing...

Hello all! I'm building a Companion in Middle Tennessee! I have already gotten started but am releasing the process on YouTube (seems to be the way now adays) and wanted to say hello here! Photos and updates to come!