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Rigging the Bearhawk
Related links: Heavy Wing There's plenty written about how to build the Bearhawk, but very little about how to rig it well. Rigging it...


Engine Failure Scenarios
I performed a number of glide approaches to simulate an engine failure, starting from downwind abeam the threshold at 1000ft agl. Then...


Phase One - Managing Risks
Risk mitigation The Safety Note on Loss of Directional Control while Landing contains information from the NTSB database indicating a...


Fuel System and Fuel Management
Bearhawk Fuel System Related Topics: Fuel Selectors Uncoordinated Flight Fuel Caps Yaw Sensitivity The Bearhawk fuel system is relatively...


Approach and Landing
These notes are no substitute for getting good taildragger instruction from an experienced instructor. There wasn't a lot written...
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