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Comment on Floor Fairlead Cutouts by Tony

Tony — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:38:16 +0000

Matt! How’s the BH coming?

Comment on Airventure 2010 by Tony

Tony — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:51:27 +0000

Hi Matt. Can you email me the photo of the transparent door labeled “Savor?” That is awesome and I’d love to noodle on how to do it on my BH someday. Thanks!

Comment on Elevator Trim Tube Spacers, Rudder Stops by Tony

Tony — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:10:29 +0000

Nice work with the plumb bob. I highly value your appreciation for accuracy and precision. Keep up the good work! Can’t wait for your next update!

Comment on Floor Trimming/Drilling, Prepared for Tech Counselor by Tony

Tony — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:26:52 +0000

Cool! Good luck with your EAA inspection!

Comment on Control Stick and Rudder Pedals by Matt

Matt — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:33:14 +0000

It’s not too bad. I’m just really particular. First time builder, first time the manual said to strive for perfection so I took it too literally.

Comment on Control Stick and Rudder Pedals by Tony

Tony — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:52:57 +0000

D’OH! I can only imagine how frustrating this must be. Thank you for sharing your struggles openly with the group. Soon you’ll look back on these posts and laugh thinking, “If I knew then what I know now, by golly I’d…” (smile)

Comment on Tail Re-Assembly (corrected), Cleaned Torque Tube Bushings by Matt

Matt — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:14:40 +0000

The stabilizer halves are supposed to be marked left/right, however I cannot find it. Mark said it might be on the inside of the tube but I sanded primer out of there so if it was marked, it’s long gone. The carry though tube is marked, but it does not say what’s up and down. Best bet is to assemble on a level bench or the floor and drop bolts in place. Ream the primer out of the holes while apart, not together, so you don’t accidentally drill through when it’s mis-aligned. The holes should line up perfectly both along the tube around the tube.

Comment on Tail Re-Assembly (corrected), Cleaned Torque Tube Bushings by Tony

Tony — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:55:37 +0000

Congrats, Matt and Stacey! Any suggestions on how other QB users could correctly identify which parts go where or is it basically trial-and-error?

Comment on Mounting the Horizontal Stab, Stab primer by Tony

Tony — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:45:47 +0000

Sounds good. Thanks Matt!

Comment on Mounting the Horizontal Stab, Stab primer by Matt

Matt — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:20:54 +0000

That’s the avipro manual and the basic build order I’ll follow but everyone will take a slightly different path. I skipped the gear because I’m going to put my fuse on a rotator and do a few mods. I also didn’t buy wheels yet, holding out for a deal.

I probably won’t keep a list of hardware discrepancies as that’s a little much to track. I’ll call it out as I see it but remember each kit is different. On the carrythrough bolts if they left it 1/8″ longer when grinding to length then that changes the bolt. The wicks kit is a good start. I would say that the bolts and fasteners by application list isn’t really close and maybe the hardware kit fits more by the fact that there are alot of bolts of different sizes.

I do plan on keeping a descripancy list of stuff that’s missing in the manual. A quick check of the yahoo bearhawkqbkit group usually gets the answer and it hasn’t been updated in the manual. One item I found today is that the tailstruts use clevis ends and the plans / scratchbuildrrs manuals make them to fit with steel. No callout in the manual and the part numcer AN665-34R is nowhere in the book (not even the HW list). If you didn’t order off the wicks website list you’d never get it. That stuff Ill start a list of.

Finally perhaps my tone is to critical. I REALLY like my kit. Quality is very good. And these small issues while they should be fixed, don’t really bother me because I was going to scratch build to an extent. Glad I have the kit. The manual is on par with other kit mfgrs (except vans). The only reason I’m pointing this stuff out is to hopefully help a builder down the road. The BH is a great airplane and we need more of them flying! I hope to get people interested in building and hopefully help a little along the way.