Mark Please supply a link to your RV-8 build website. You're the opposite to me. My ideal combination would be side-by-side RV-7 and a tandem Bearhawk Patrol.
@@markdickens5011 Mark There's a 4 hour made-for-Cable TV series on TH-cam focused on an RV-8 build out there. That's plenty of detail to be going on with! I thought that if your RV-8 build was readily available, then it would be fun to visit it. But PLEASE don't put yourself out on my account.
Would you say that the Bearhawk is an easier build than Van's RV? I know it is different purpose, I can get working O-360 engine and instrument from 2 scrap planes, too bad Bushcaddy is no more, I am deciding between this utility or a RV-9.
Hey Mark, just found your build. I’m looking forward to following your build. Non pilot, no aviation history; just love the side by side bush/utility planes. Good luck!
There are two toe brakes for each seat. It must have been out of the picture. They aren't hooked up at this time so sometimes one of them will fold back onto the floor and that's probably where it was
My question isn’t about the build as much as it is the design. Other Bearhawks seem to need to be “flown” all the time. I can trim /out a Cessna and without an autopilot it could pretty much settle in, pitch, roll and yaw. What have you heard from others about this model of Bearhawk in this regard?
Sorry for the delayed response. I haven't flown a Bearhawk yet, but I expect that it will be more of a handful than some planes. I attribute this to the light wing loading and large control surfaces. Adverse yaw is noted by many, but then again most Cub like planes have these tendencies. You have to lead with rudder before bank, but I don't anticipate this being a huge deal. Just part of the design.
Nice work! Man that’s great progress for three months! Do you need only two brake reservoirs even with dual brakes? I thought dual brakes required one of these little reservoirs on each master cylinder, so 4 in total? (Or a single reservoir mounted on the firewall). I ask because I’m putting dual brakes and a parking brake on my Patrol. Also, what fittings do you use at the static port locations? Thanks
The brakes are plumbed in series so that the two let brake pedals are plumbed in series and the two right brake pedals are plumbed in series. Since you only have two brakes, you only need two reservoirs.
If possible would you please be able to make a video describing why you chose this Aircraft . Thank you very much sir
Mark
Please supply a link to your RV-8 build website.
You're the opposite to me.
My ideal combination would be side-by-side RV-7 and a tandem Bearhawk Patrol.
Hi Philip
I let the URL expire when I sold it. Let me see if I can work something out to get a link active.
@@markdickens5011 Mark
There's a 4 hour made-for-Cable TV series on TH-cam focused on an RV-8 build out there.
That's plenty of detail to be going on with!
I thought that if your RV-8 build was readily available, then it would be fun to visit it.
But PLEASE don't put yourself out on my account.
Would you say that the Bearhawk is an easier build than Van's RV?
I know it is different purpose, I can get working O-360 engine and instrument from 2 scrap planes, too bad Bushcaddy is no more, I am deciding between this utility or a RV-9.
Any updates?
Hey Mark, just found your build. I’m looking forward to following your build. Non pilot, no aviation history; just love the side by side bush/utility planes. Good luck!
Great to see some Companion content. Thank you Mark. Excited to follow along.
Subscribed and following your build.
Looking forward to following your build. Thanks for sharing this with everybody.
please explain your brakes? i only see one toe brake ,
There are two toe brakes for each seat. It must have been out of the picture. They aren't hooked up at this time so sometimes one of them will fold back onto the floor and that's probably where it was
My question isn’t about the build as much as it is the design. Other Bearhawks seem to need to be “flown” all the time. I can trim /out a Cessna and without an autopilot it could pretty much settle in, pitch, roll and yaw. What have you heard from others about this model of Bearhawk in this regard?
Sorry for the delayed response. I haven't flown a Bearhawk yet, but I expect that it will be more of a handful than some planes. I attribute this to the light wing loading and large control surfaces. Adverse yaw is noted by many, but then again most Cub like planes have these tendencies. You have to lead with rudder before bank, but I don't anticipate this being a huge deal. Just part of the design.
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Nice work! Man that’s great progress for three months! Do you need only two brake reservoirs even with dual brakes? I thought dual brakes required one of these little reservoirs on each master cylinder, so 4 in total? (Or a single reservoir mounted on the firewall). I ask because I’m putting dual brakes and a parking brake on my Patrol.
Also, what fittings do you use at the static port locations?
Thanks
The brakes are plumbed in series so that the two let brake pedals are plumbed in series and the two right brake pedals are plumbed in series. Since you only have two brakes, you only need two reservoirs.
Nice ! I also have the plans to build one but not yet started ! I subscribed
there is so much guessing on building these planes...