Bearhawk Pilot and Copilot Doors

[@TheRedbeardpirate]

Good job Dakota!

[@davefreeman6105]

Dakota at the end. 🤯

[@nelsonmartinmusic]

Ok... that's an impressive dog.

[@ColbyOsborn]

😁 He likes having a job.

[@General-Grant]

Clever use of 3D printing. Great video.

[@ludvikblondal9885]

Inspectors and helpers!??!..outstanding build vlog

[@ColbyOsborn]

Thanks! No experienced helpers or inspections yet. There are a couple of EAA technical councilors in our area. I’m hoping one of them will be able to inspect our project at various stages, with the first being before fabric. I do have a few experts that allow me to send pictures with questions and that’s been helpful and reassuring.

[@ludvikblondal9885]

Very interesting..the Bearcat designs..I built a Kitfox 3...it was an experience and since that time,can't shake the build bug..and inspectors and helpers I meant the dogs..I had a cat doing the "inspecting" very informative blog.. keep the good work going!! Greetings from Iceland

[@fromanimalsworld6250]

the dog is so impressive

[@bluehornet6752]

LOL--I commented in your tail video how you should get a rivet squeezer. I see you have one. Excellent!

[@boogiewoogie2010]

Amazing workmanship !! The dogs are cute and well trained to render assistance when required.

[@caseyhutson5392]

Great videos! A Bearhawk has been my dream for a few years. Can't wait until I am in the right season to start my build! I am still debating on which model.

[@customafd248]

I liked the video before I even started watching it. Keep up the awesome content!

[@ColbyOsborn]

😂🍻

[@markperkins5664]

Looking good. Very nice work!

[@craigmurray2321]

Great video quality! Fun to watch

[@thehotawaykid]

Great videos so far, really looking forward to seeing this project come together!

[@johnbergt7]

another great video, thanks

[@sirnewton6874]

Great video , Door looks good !

[@ColbyOsborn]

Very crude compared to the beautiful sheet metal work you do, but I appreciate the complement!

[@timrev8]

Awesome!!

[@HookedOnUtah]

Very nice

[@martinabud5735]

Doing good keep going !

[@justinahern9729]

Sure scoring and snapping works, but have you ever tried twisting and shouting? Usually what I do when cutting doesnt go my way.

[@akschu1]

How are you going to lock the doors? Also, good luck having a window that size open in flight.

[@ColbyOsborn]

Hey Schu. I was just going off Bob saying this style of window can be open up to 120 mph. I have no experience with this style of window at all so I’m glad you’ve given me a heads up. I don’t intend to put locks on the doors. There wouldn’t really be any use for its intended mission. If that changes down the road I’ll either come up with something or more likely redo the doors altogether.

[@akschu1]

@@ColbyOsborn The B and 5 windows look stronger than the square tube of the original, perhaps that's some of the difference, either way that's a lot of window to either fully open or fully close. What are you going to do for vents? I'm asking because these are all design decisions when building a BH, and while deviating from plans adds soooo much time to the build, it is nice to have locking doors on a brand new airplane. For my part, I built seaplane doors, they all lock, and my windows are sliding like a cub/husky. That said, you are building MUCH faster than me.

[@ColbyOsborn]

@@akschu1 I haven’t decided for sure on vents but right now I’m thinking I’ll do the Cessna style wing root vents. No locks is certainly me being lazy and maybe I’ll revisit that sooner rather than later. Appreciate your input and all of your valuable post on the forum. Your post on thread 57299 has me thinking I might ignore bobs fuel metering recommendation and go the Bendix route.

[@akschu1]

I appreciate that. It's always a balance and I'm pretty intense (yup I'm an engineer), so I miss frequently. I don't like the simplistic view of fuel systems on the forum and prefer engineering that explains the design decisions, which is why I took the time to explain. I think many people think one fuel system fits all situations, and that's not true. The standard put forth by Mark and Bob of stick to the plans was the gospel for years, until the day it wasn't. For most people I recommend airflow performance. It's a nice setup, no carb heat, and very reliable. If you do decide on a carb on your 5 know that you will be the first (only) one doing that. Also know that you you won't know if it flows enough fuel until the wings are on and it's very hard to change. Personally I'd have 1/2 fuel lines or pumps. (see the thread with Rob's fuel flow). Lastly, I posted this video so you can see what I've done. I don't plan on posting it to the forum. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaqYhIKGjr95qMk

[@ColbyOsborn]

@@akschu1 Maybe you'll let me bug you with a few questions when I get closer to figuring out my complete fuel system. Thanks for sharing the video. You've done an unbelievable amount of work and you've put just as much or more thought into everything! Impressive!

[@patrickbruce9095]

Great videos. Thank you. Great crew. Couple of them are dogging around sometimes. I’m doing windows on my patrol right now. Any chance I could talk to you? Are I’m on the Bearhawk forum. Are you?

[@ColbyOsborn]

Thanks Patrick! I’m frequently on the forum reading other builders advice. Feel free to shoot me a message on there.

[@mohammedahmed-vx5zc]

What is the price

[@ColbyOsborn]

The kit we're working from cost 58k. Engine, prop, avionics, hardware, and finishing items are not included with the kit.

[@kr6dr]

Grinding aluminum or any soft metal on a grinding wheel is dangerous. The soft metal will stick in the wheel and when the metal expands from heat, the wheel can crack and explode. Please use a sanding disc or belt for soft metals. We want to see you finish your project!

[@ColbyOsborn]

Thanks for the heads up! I didn’t know this was a potential issue.

[@davidb2045]

They make aluminum specific wheels, ACS sells them but I forget what they're called. What I would say is don't use a drill press at eye/face level, if it grabbed that strip and whipped it around it could have slashed her face several times before she could react. Been cut with enough things myself this way, we're both not going to the effort of properly securing the workpiece ;)