The BushCat is all about choices and options to best suit the customer.

Nose-wheel, tail-dragger, amphibian

Whether you fly from prepared airfields, grass strips, or water, there is a BushCat variant to suit your needs and personal choice. The BushCat nose-wheel is great for low hour pilots who wish to operate in the standard configuration or for people who will fly mostly in an out of prepared asphalt runways. If your application takes you into the rough tundra or bush, the rugged and forgiving tail-dragger will become your best friend. For operations on land and water, we have recently introduced the new BuchCat amphibian variant.

Kit build or factory build

Each BushCat variant is available as a factory built SLSA, or as a home-built ELSA kit. Home built kits require between 200 and 300 hours of assembly, requiring only standard tools and average DIY skills.

Colour schemes

The BushCat is a fun aircraft, which is why we are proud of our bright and unique colour schemes. The Trilaminate material covering is available in 5 colours: Black, White, Yellow, Blue and orange. We have various layout templates on offer that incorporate these fabric colours. The composite parts of the aircraft can be painted in any colour imaginable – making the exterior look of your BushCat totally customisable.

Panels

We have a diverse selection of standard instrument panels for our customers to choose from, or if they can’t find what they like, they can design their own panel. All of our panels have universal connectors meaning that they can be easily removed from the aircraft if the owner wishes to make changes to the array of instruments.

Tires

Owners of the BushCat tail-dragger can choose between three types of tyre for the main gear:

The 800-6 4 ply Carlisle Turf Glide tundra tire
The 850-6 6 ply AirTracsuper- tundra tire
The 600 x 6” 6 ply Dunlop all round tire (ideal for use on mostly asphalt runways)

Propeller

Based on their great performance when paired with the Rotas 912s engine, BushCat customers are offered the choice between various propellers based on personal preference. The factory fitted options are as follows:

P-Prop, Warp Drive and Kiev Prop

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS:

BRS chute

The BushCat may be fitted with an optional BRS balistic parachute

Twin luggage areas

One of the roles of the BushCat is as a cross country tourer. As such it has ample room for luggage in its two optional luggage areas. The upper luggage area is accessible from the cockpit during flight, while the lower luggage area is accessible though the large fuselage side openings.

Lights

There are many exterior light options. Basic wing tip LED lights are considered a minimum however the aircraft can be fitted with wing tip and stabiliser strobes, ident lights or a combination of both.
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Sport pedals and pedal extensions

For the nosewheel option sports pedals are available.The slightly shorter pilot can also extend the pedals for a more comfortable reach.

Leather trim, Lumbar support cushion, Sun shield
These are avaible to increase comfort.

 

Dust covers and Tie down kit

Available for aircraft protection.

Instructors stick

For flight school operators. Easily removed. Gives the instructor full control from the right hand seat