Bushcat Build Log

  • Instrument Panel

    Aircraft: Bushcat 19-2226
    Task Date: 14/06/2026
    Builder: Malcolm Hardy
    Category: Instrument Panel
    Section: 113
    Hours: 2 hrs
    Task: Cut two more 3 1/8 holes for instruments in the instrument panel.Ratchet handle made the job easier.Also removed the cardboard insert so that the cutoff aluminium disk from the hole could be pushed …  More...

  • Engine wiring

    Aircraft: Bushcat 19-2226
    Task Date: 13/06/2026
    Builder: Malcolm Hardy
    Category: Avionics
    Section: 112
    Hours: 2 hrs
    Task: Finished wiring for magnetos. Fitted Soft Start modules. Applied Loctite on screws holding the Soft Start modules.  More...

  • Instrument Panel

    Aircraft: Bushcat 19-2226
    Task Date: 08/06/2026
    Builder: Malcolm Hardy
    Category: Instrument Panel
    Section: 113
    Hours: 2.5 hrs
    Task: Marked and cutout hole for 3 1/8 inch instrument using hole cutter.It took a lot of force to cut through. A ratchet handle on a socket would have made the job easier.  More...

  • Wing sail installation - Strobe light conduit

    Aircraft: Bushcat 19-2226
    Task Date: 06/06/2026
    Builder: Malcolm Hardy
    Category: Wing
    Section: 66
    Hours: 2.5 hrs
    Task: Removed previously installed conduit as it was not flame retardant.Installed new conduit and cable tied it to trailing edge tube for both wing halves.  More...