John and Ellen's Bearhawk Build Log and Things

Here's our Bearhawk build log. For those of you following along from back in the RV-7 days...well...surprise! We're just as surprised as you are.

Fun in Finland...

• August 8, 2006 :: Leningrad Dixieland Jazz Band night at Sinnika's
• August 16, 2006 :: Up at the cabin
• August 18, 2006 :: Hanging out with Pekka's daughter
• August 19, 2006 :: Family's over at Sinnika's
• August 22, 2006 :: Turku castle
• August 26, 2006 :: Helsinki
• August 31, 2006 :: Visting my parents in NY
• September 2, 2006 :: You don't wanna know...

Bearhawk Shows Up

• December 6, 2006 :: Kit shows up!
• December 7, 2006 :: Later that night, on into the morning, inventoried...
• December 8, 2006 :: More inventory...the head scratching begins.
• December 11, 2006 :: Built a wing cradle
• December 17, 2006 :: Rebuild the wing cradle. Cobbled together a wing work table.

Lighting

• December 21, 2006 :: GS-Air position lights/strobes came!

Landing gear, brakes and wheels

• December 24, 2006 :: NY
• December 26, 2006 :: NY
• December 27, 2006 :: NY
• December 29, 2006 :: NY
• December 30, 2006 :: Asssembled Grove wheels
• December 31, 2006 :: New years eve party
• January 1, 2007 :: Assembled shock struts