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Thruster Oz
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Добавлен 13 май 2022
Welcome to Thruster OZ.
The plan is to share the fun and freedom of flying an ultralight in Australia.
Thruster TST 25-0168 was rescued from storage and is now back in the air after a 9 year break.
I have been flying General Aviation aircraft for over 30 years and fell in love with the first Thruster that I got to fly. After converting my CPL to a Recreational licence I purchased '168' and went about making it good as new.
Thruster 168 is a 1988 model built in Australia with a Rotax 503 engine. It weighs 150kgs (without fuel and passengers) and cruises at around 45kts.
In 2023 we added a Skyreach Bushcat to the fleet - 340kgs empty and 100hp! Cruises at around 80kts and can carry 2 people, fuel and a handbag.
Both aircraft are amazing to fly and offer affordable options against more conventional (GA) aircraft.
For anyone with a passion for hands on flying - it doesn't get any better then this.
I look forward to sharing more adventures with you in the future.
The plan is to share the fun and freedom of flying an ultralight in Australia.
Thruster TST 25-0168 was rescued from storage and is now back in the air after a 9 year break.
I have been flying General Aviation aircraft for over 30 years and fell in love with the first Thruster that I got to fly. After converting my CPL to a Recreational licence I purchased '168' and went about making it good as new.
Thruster 168 is a 1988 model built in Australia with a Rotax 503 engine. It weighs 150kgs (without fuel and passengers) and cruises at around 45kts.
In 2023 we added a Skyreach Bushcat to the fleet - 340kgs empty and 100hp! Cruises at around 80kts and can carry 2 people, fuel and a handbag.
Both aircraft are amazing to fly and offer affordable options against more conventional (GA) aircraft.
For anyone with a passion for hands on flying - it doesn't get any better then this.
I look forward to sharing more adventures with you in the future.
Putting new skin on a CAT!! New wing skins fitted to a Skyreach Bushcat Ultralight Aircraft.
The Skyreach Bushcat is a great aircraft however the Trilam material used as a 'skin' has a limited life. The UV damages the outer layer and although the skin remains serviceable it starts to look a bit average after 5 years or so.
New skins were purchased (they aren't cheap) from the factory in South Africa. I actually have a full set of skins to fit but it took 6 days (8hrs per day with 2 people) to fit just the wing skins!! The other skins will be fitted in the future as time permits.
A lot learnt along the way - happy to share info with anyone that may be going down the same path in the future. We did not remove the wings to fit the covers which was a massive bonus.
The video was shot on...
New skins were purchased (they aren't cheap) from the factory in South Africa. I actually have a full set of skins to fit but it took 6 days (8hrs per day with 2 people) to fit just the wing skins!! The other skins will be fitted in the future as time permits.
A lot learnt along the way - happy to share info with anyone that may be going down the same path in the future. We did not remove the wings to fit the covers which was a massive bonus.
The video was shot on...
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Flying a Helicopter for the first time!! Bushcat pilot takes control of a Robinson R44 for a lesson.
Просмотров 982 месяца назад
I have always loved helicopters and have flown in them plenty, I even worked alongside helicopter pilots when I flew commercial fixed wings but never really have I had a chance to fly one... so after all these years I booked myself in for a 1hr lesson with Utility Helicopters at Archerfield, Queensland. Sadly the headset/patch lead wasn't compatible so I couldn't record Audio and I only ran 2 c...
Flying over Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. Bushcat ultralight aircraft exploring the wilderness.
Просмотров 5813 месяца назад
Cradle Mountain is one of the most iconic locations to visit in Tasmania. Surrounded by stunning wilderness, the mountain is popular for hikers and tourists yet never really got my attention until I seen a few people post pictures from the air I had to go and look for myself! A few failed attempts due to weather but finally I got there and wow - it was worth it. The video/pictures do not do it ...
Flying Tasmania with the Insta360. Tamar River and Georgetown from the Bushcat.
Просмотров 2423 месяца назад
Dusted off the old and damaged insta360 for a quick fly today! Amazing day to explore Tasmania. Just flying footage departing Georgetown and flying down the Tamar River towards Launceston. Will maybe fix the damaged lens or buy a new one.. I like the shots you can get woth this camera.
OzSTOL 2024 - Australia's short takeoff and landing (STOL) competition at Luskintyre NSW.
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OzSTOL 2024 - My first ever aircraft competition!! Flew the Skyreach Bushcat ultralight aircraft from Tasmania up to New South Wales to compete in the shortest take off and landing competition. Around 9 hours flying each way spread over 2 days for just 3 take offs and landings. Competition is based around your takeoff distance added to your landing distance (from a set of flags). Not my best vi...
Can you STOL a Bushcat? Short Takeoff and Landing practice for the upcoming OZSTOL event in NSW
Просмотров 9084 месяца назад
PART 2 - STOL Practice Taking the Bushcat to OZSTOL next week so getting some practice in. The Bushcat has STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) capabilities but is not a 'hard core' STOL aircraft but with some practice - it can easily take off and land inside 100m (300ft for those in other parts of the world). The recent Redbull stunt in Dubai involved landing a Cub Crafters on the Burj Al Arab he...
Will it stop flying? STOL practice Part 1 - Stalling the Bushcat! What happens when we fly to slow..
Просмотров 7744 месяца назад
STOL Flying - Part 1 - Stalling the Bushcat STOL Flying - Part 2 - Short Take Off and Landings (coming soon...) The Bushcat is heading to NSW in a week for OZSTOL and so I decided I should brush up on my short take off and landing skills. DISCLAIMER I am not an instructor or even a great pilot - but I do try my best and this video is designed to just provide some entertainment - but also to enc...
Tyabb Airshow 2024 - Bushcat flight from Tasmania over for the day!
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A quick flight over the Bass Strait to attend the 2024 Tyabb Airshow in Victoria. Hot weather and headwinds made it a 4hr trip one way but a much quicker trip on the return. Not a lot of airshow vision sorry - but at least you will get a taste of what goes on and how long it takes to fly an ultralight from Tassie to Victoria! Future videos should include more reliable go-pros and audio - apolog...
Bushcat Flying, Tv Driving and a lap of Bathurst! A week long trip flying from Tas to NSW for Work.
Просмотров 8366 месяцев назад
Jump on board the Skyreach Bushcat as I depart home (Tasmania) and travel nearly 3000kms in a loop to Bathurst in NSW, home to Australia's great race. Crossing the Bass Strait (the large section of water between Tasmania and Australia), Stopping at a few spots and then spending 4 days in Oberon to shoot a TV commercial. A little behind the scenes and lots of flying talk. A few passenger rides a...
Santa takes to the sky! The fat man gets some air time before the big day in a Thruster Ultralight.
Просмотров 1778 месяцев назад
Merry Christmas everyone - Please have a safe Christmas - enjoy the time off (if you get some) and do things that make you happy! Santa loves a bit of 2 stroke ultralight flying so he took the chance to do a few circuits in the rotax 503 powered Thruster. Having achieved 3 take off and landings, Santa is now deemed current and is ready for the big flight the night of December 24! Remember that ...
Father & son fly a Bushcat Ultralight 2086kms from QLD to TAS via 3 awesome Aviation Museums.
Просмотров 40 тыс.Год назад
Tasmanian pilots fly a newly purchased Skyreach Bushcat ultralight aircraft from Caboolture, QLD to the most southern state of Australia, Tasmania. Crossing the outback, visiting towns and stopping at 3 aviation museums before crossing the famous Bass Strait via Flinders Island. 6 days, 20.1hrs of flying and lots of toilet stops... Follow us on our adventure in this 340kg (BEW) aeroplane!
Bushcat mini tour - departing Caboolture and visiting Kilcoy and Watts Bridge in sunny Queensland!
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.Год назад
First official trip in the newly purchased Skyreach Bushcat. Having completed a solid 6hrs of conversion training with the team at Strike Aviation it was time to take the new bird for a fly away from base. Being a non-local it was exciting to leave the nest for the first time and venture west to Kilcoy and then pop down to Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield. Both feature lovely long grass strips an...
FarmFriends - Flying the Thruster Ultralight with a group of Tasmanian Bush Pilots. Awesome day out!
Просмотров 513Год назад
Bush flying is becoming more popular and for good reason. Being able to land and explore places as well as enjoy them from above beats any 4WD! Our first outing with the Tassie STOL group was a hoot. 10 aircraft showed up and even though we were the slowest - we still had a ball. Thanks to the farm owners that hosted us and we look forward to more adventures in both the Thruster and the new toy...
Thruster Oz has a new friend coming! Introduction to the Skycraft Bushcat aircraft.
Просмотров 732Год назад
With the cold weather approaching it only makes sense to add some doors to the fleet.... Thruster Oz has a new friend!! A 1999 Skycraft Bushcat has been secured and will soon be flying down from Queensland to join Thruster Oz in Tasmania. The aircraft is super fun to fly with STOL performance from its Rotax 912 engine and super light weight. Great cabin with loads of room and even some luggage ...
Thruster Ultralight pilot that can talk flys to Tunbridge in Tasmania!
Просмотров 1 тыс.Год назад
Purchased the new GoPro with media kit that allows the intercom to provide audio - basically means I can record my talking, thoughts and even Air Traffic Control while flying around. First attempt worked ok but with an open cockpit airplane the background noise is insane - but managed to apply some filters to make it mostly audible! Lovely flight from home to Tunbridge for a friendly fly in. Tu...
Amazing Tasmanian Sunset from the Air! Cruising the beaches and countryside in an Ultralight Plane.
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Amazing Tasmanian Sunset from the Air! Cruising the beaches and countryside in an Ultralight Plane.
Scenic Thruster ultralight flight over the beautiful Mt Arthur (3,898ft) in the North of Tasmania.
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Scenic Thruster ultralight flight over the beautiful Mt Arthur (3,898ft) in the North of Tasmania.
Massive runway for a tiny plane! Ultralight lands on big runway in Tasmania.
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Massive runway for a tiny plane! Ultralight lands on big runway in Tasmania.
Overflying the Bridstowe Lavender farm in Northern Tasmania - Sadly not very Lavendery this time!
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Overflying the Bridstowe Lavender farm in Northern Tasmania - Sadly not very Lavendery this time!
Thruster 168 blasts off to Wynyard (Burnie) Airport YWYY. Beautiful over water approach to land.
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Thruster 168 blasts off to Wynyard (Burnie) Airport YWYY. Beautiful over water approach to land.
Gusty Thrusty - Incredibly Short Crosswind Takeoff in an Ultralight Aircraft
Просмотров 194Год назад
Gusty Thrusty - Incredibly Short Crosswind Takeoff in an Ultralight Aircraft
Thruster Ultralight Flying - Flying over Westbury, Tasmania.
Просмотров 175Год назад
Thruster Ultralight Flying - Flying over Westbury, Tasmania.
Flying a Thruster across Tasmania from Symmons Plains to Baskerville Raceway
Просмотров 165Год назад
Flying a Thruster across Tasmania from Symmons Plains to Baskerville Raceway
Carlos and Amelia's first flight in the open cockpit Thruster TST.
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Carlos and Amelia's first flight in the open cockpit Thruster TST.
Thruster Ultralight flight with Nigel, Sept 2022
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Thruster Ultralight flight with Nigel, Sept 2022
Thruster Ultralight Flying Symmons Plains to Campbell Town return
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Thruster Ultralight Flying Symmons Plains to Campbell Town return
Thruster Ultralight Flying Tasmania 2022
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Thruster Ultralight Flying Tasmania 2022
Any man who loves pointy-eared dogs is okay in my book!
Compared to the last time I stripped & reskinned a Taylorcraft, that's a cakewalk! Plus, you have far less chance of poisoning yourself with all the chemicals: strippers, cleaners, dope. When I was young, Dad and I stripped a Cub. We spent 2 hours sitting under a tree one night sharing a cigar, waiting for the dope fumes to wear off. I was 10.
Are these a different material and won't deteriorate like the last?
Loved 😍 the kit kat celebration 🍾
Is Bushcat an STOL???
Life is a bumpy ride...
The video 📹 quality is amazing 👏
Great flight boys 👦 just be careful over Bass straits that's where poor Fred Valentich disappeared.
Thanks for sharing your flight home!
Well that was different ha ha.
:) certainly could get used to having one in the shed but the cost is crazy!
@@thrusteroz Bloody oath ha ha.
nice what month is best for flying with light winds
Mate that was awesome! Wish I could have seen Tazzie from the Air like that when I was there in 2018. Such a Glorious place, a week was no where near enough time to explore it. Cheers, enjoyed that.
do you need to carry extra fuel cans (I have no idea what the range is for a bushcat) or rafts/sea ditching gear? Is it an IFR flight?
Very nice!
Great reminder that Tassie is up there with the best in the world for scenery! Well done capturing beautiful Cradle Mountain. Love the Bushcats out landing capability. Even larger tyres would be great but they are expensive and you trade off performance in cruise speed. The tyres you are running seem to be a good compromise. You are to be commended for not pushing on in poor weather on the way home. I know of a couple people locally who made poor decisions in less than ideal weather and paid heavily for it. Looking forward to more videos!
If you wouldn’t mind, can you tell me what sort of strobes you’re running?? The ones we have produce an RF that interferes with the comms. They’re basically useless.
They are factory fitted on this plane so not entirely sure. You could shoot a message to skyreach possibly.
Nice work with the Insta360 X2. These cams are great for aerial shots from aircraft. I've been doing the same on and off for a couple of years now. I'm thinking about upgrading to the X4 with the 8k resolution but haven't pulled the trigger yet. Keep up the great videos!
Mine actually fell of my race car but it still kinda works - but im a bit motivated now to get another one too - just the cost is ouch!!
Where was the air show
Ground effect cheaters! (I'm kidding! Don't hurt me! 😆) I think it's awesome we have these here - so often you only see them in the US, especially among the Alaskan bush pilots. I take it your plane is NOT IFR rated?
Sadly RA aircraft in Australia are not permitted for night or IFR although some are equipped. Always loads of fun flying them :) the interest is growing here in oz.
@@thrusteroz I am in Aus ;) But didn't know that model is RA category. Yeah, there's a Topaz dealer nearby, who sells IFR equipped models. Not sure why.
You make it look easy! Great job.
Well done mate very good. That’s a big effort flying there and back and spending the weekend and making this video well done.
That was awesome, thanks man!
Why the music
You should hear my singing!
Like your videos well Done
Marvellous content good sir great bunch of people I’d imagine one being yourself
Thank you for that video I really enjoyed all of your video ..I used to fly a single seat thruster at dunalley so your thruster OZ title got me interested Thanks cobber
Fun vid.........first time I've ever seen a Bushrat...........loved it. Thanks
It’s a Bush cat not a Bush rat.
Hey, how would a variable pitch or constant speed prop perform on the Bushcat do you think?
How many hours on the current skins? The plane doesn't look that old!
4 years - and yes i know - its not a great situation and costly. Its a bit dissapointing but is what it is - lets hope next lot last longer! :)
Wow was checking out the Bushcat lately , hope they keep the business going
Apparently parts will be available but no kits - which is sad :(
*too
Great video mate , explained it very well. Slow flight is something that we all should practice more often , too many pilots become blasé and complacent especially in the turning base to final. I’m very aware of what I can and can’t do in my Jab and am looking forward to when I get my T500 up and going 😊🙏
Good job very informative looking forward to part 2
Nice one!
Love it. Thanks man.
Cheers Mark. Great flight, video clips and info etc. As always enjoyable to see.🙂
Nice video would love to fly in that part of the world. Looking forward to better days of flying here in Missouri. Need to get into my Bengal Bushcat
Love to see some videos from your way !! Hope the weather improves soon
@@thrusterozthat’s the plan
Was out your way the other day looking at a lightwing based out of Cranbourne. Eugene taught me to fly about 10 years ago out of Devonport!
Thanks very much.
Love it guys... great trip. cant wait to give it a go 🙌
Great work Mark, really enjoyed the commentary and the joke. I always look forward to your videos 😀 Dad…
Top stuff Mark! Full of everything with your video. Thanks for recording, editing and sharing etc especially for all your time and distance covered.
Fantastic stuff, enjoyed that, cheers
It was great working with you Mark & thank you so much for taking me up in your BushCat - such an incredible experience!!!
Another great BushCat video Mark! Thank you for sharing your adventure... 3000 km Wow!
Great Video Mark, I think I need an aircraft 🙂
I've been seriously considering the Bushcat. Great video!
Fantastic watch mark that’s for sure and gives a great perspective to flying commercially that’s for sure
Awesome video. Thinking about purchasing a BushCat.
A major congratulations to you guys. Thank you for sharing. I know how long it takes for Dreams to come true. Again, congratulations 🤙