BUSHCADDY R80 ULTRALIGHT GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM AUF

The Australian Ultralight Federation (AUF) has approved BushCaddy R80 Ultralight Model under their 51% amateur built rule.  Tony Stiller of A & R Stiller and Associates Pty Ltd, the Australian agent for BushCaddy recently informed the Canadian Manufacturer, CLASS Inc., of the good news.

CLASS Inc. and Tony Stiller have been working on the application to the Ultralight Federation, and were pleasantly surprised at the ease with which it was approved.  "They were most impressed with our submission, and have asked that it be used as the model for all future applications…..it has passed AUF requirements without having to add any further information.  Some ultralight builders in Australia take up to 5 years to get their request approved, but ours only took one week." stated Tony in a recent e-mail to CLASS.  BushCaddy aircraft kits are also approved as a 51% amateur built aircraft in Canada and the USA.

 During the last 6 months, CLASS Inc. have been gearing up to address the export market. "Having received very positive reviews from Oshkosh, we feel that the time has come to introduce this excellent aircraft to the overseas and US market. The new trike/taildragger convertible is attracting a great deal of interest, and we are currently working on establishing distributorships in Ireland, India, South Africa and the Caribbean.  We expect the first delivery of the R80 Trike to Australia by mid December. Everyone who sees the aircraft, and flies it is impressed with its easy flying character, low stall and landing speeds, its 12 to 1 glide ratio, and most of all its rugged and robust construction.  We keep pointing out to potential customers that the BushCaddy was originally constructed to withstand the punishment of float flying. The cabin is all solid riveted, and our fuselage is built around a unique sandwich plus stringer construction. After several hundred hours of float flying, our aircraft show no tendency to twist or distort, and the oil canning or drumming that one usually expects from a metal kit aircraft just does not exist on the BushCaddy.  It is quite normal to see Sean Gilmore the company president whacking the sides of the BushCaddy with the palms of his hands at trade shows to illustrate this point!  The fact that the BushCaddy is just as happy on wheels, whether trike or taildragger makes it a safe and versatile aircraft "

Additional plans are being made at the factory to move up to CNC production manufacturing, the development of quick build kits, and the prototyping of a four place.