Bushcat Build Log

  • Cockpit Assembly (bottom)

    Aircraft: Bushcat 19-2226
    Task Date: 27/04/2025
    Builder: Malcolm Hardy
    Category: Fuselage
    Section: 6.2
    Hours: 1 hr
    Task: Attached one side tube. I had to open up the bracket to provide enough space to put the tube in place.  More...

  • Cockpit Assembly (top)

    Aircraft: Bushcat 19-2226
    Task Date: 27/04/2025
    Builder: Malcolm Hardy
    Category: Fuselage
    Section: 5.2
    Hours: 4 hrs
    Task: Assembled top section and completed joining the top section to the main fuselage frame.Attached the front strut, lower cockpit support tubes.  More...

  • Main Engine Mounting and Front Cabin Strut Assembly

    Aircraft: Bushcat 19-2226
    Task Date: 26/04/2025
    Builder: Malcolm Hardy
    Category: Fuselage
    Section: 4.2
    Hours: 2 hrs
    Task: After getting some tips from the Bushcat Facebook group, I put the top mounting bolt in first and was able to insert the lower bolt using a lot of force. This finally completed this assembly.  More...

  • Main Engine Mounting and Front Cabin Strut Assembly

    Aircraft: Bushcat 19-2226
    Task Date: 25/04/2025
    Builder: Malcolm Hardy
    Category: Fuselage
    Section: 4.2
    Hours: 1.5 hrs
    Task: Assembled parts and had problems with the bolts in the engine mount.

    The bolt holes in the tubing did not match the engine mount holes. There was a difference of around 0.5 -0.75 mm.I stopped …  More...