Top 5 Bush planes In The World
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As requested, today we are checking out some of the top bush planes in the world. If you aren’t familiar, bush planes are generally airplanes with tailwheels and have awesome short take off and landing capabilities. These airplanes are well recognized as Bush planes mainly because you can take off and land them off field or non paved runways. Flying bush planes is not for every pilot. It’s more for the adventurous and skillful pilot who is confident in their stick and rudder skills.
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Here are my top 5 bush planes
1. Piper J3 Cub - Piper cub is one of the earliest models of bush planes, first introduced in the late 1930s, it is a superb tailwheel aircraft that many modern bush planes model after.
Range: Up to 220 miles
Useful load: 540 lbs
Cruise speed: 87 mph
Price: $35,000
2. Maule M7 - Maule aircraft have been building airplanes for a while now and the M7 series is a top line heft plane. This awesome bush plane will cary up to 5 people while cruising you along at over 150 miles per hour. Thanks to the high performance engine.
Range: Up to 1000 miles
Useful load: 890 lbs
Cruise speed: 158 mph
Price: $287,900
3. Zenith STOL CH 750 - Talk about a true STOL bush plane. The Zenith CH 750 Super STOL can do some damage in bush plane competitions. This light bird will take off in just about 100 feet of runway. that’s insane, given that the average single engine airplane needs 1000 to 2000 feet of paved runway to get off the ground.
Range: Up to 440 miles
Useful load: 545 lbs
Cruise speed: 100 mph
Price: $85,000
4. CubCrafters X-Cub - Modern, sleek, fast and rugged. These are exceptional features you’ll find in an X-CUB. One of the most popular brand in American civil aviation. The X-cub is a trues cross country bush plane for the adventurous pilot. And you’ve got a ton room to load it up, with over 1000 pounds of useful load.
Range: Up to 800 miles
Useful load: 1084 lbs
Cruise speed: 145 mph
Price: $317,500
5. Kitfox - Yes it’s experimental, and yes it’s probably the best bank for the buck you’ll get if you’re pricing out modern bush planes. The Kitfox series will cost anywhere from $20k to $60k used. If you prefer a more powerful airplane. Hop in the turbo charged version of the Kitfox S7 fitted with 141HP Rotax engine.
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Thumbs up on the Maule - you can find used ones for under 50K. I've flown them and they are fast and versatile... in my bucket list of things to own.
Are they safe to land on mountains?
One is for sale on CL in DFW area for around 18k last I checked.
@@johnnyarana1876 heck yes they are. Having a set of STOL gear installed makes them perfect.
These are top 5 lightweight playthings, like ATVs for air. Real bush planes such as Norseman, Beaver and the Otters did and still do haul serious freight. Perspective is everything
My F19 could carry two adults with moderate luggage and survival gear and would take off in 150' a 500' altitude and depending on winds would fly 400+ miles @ 95-100 mph. God, I miss that plane.
Mike, there were no CH750 shown in your video. You showed the CH750SD three seater, not the CH750 two seater, whilst the STOL takeoffs were by a different aircraft again, the CH701SP.
My first flight in brand new J3 in 1938. Soloed in one in 1954. still love that little bird
Trent Palmer approves this video :)
lol yes he does
get back in your pod. lmao
LMFKJO
Forgot to mention any of the ubiquitous working bush planes that have been carefully selected by operators over more than a half century as the most appropriate machines for the rigors of serving vast regions of wilderness. The majority of working aircraft in the north country and around the world are Beavers, Otters, PA-18s PA-12s, Cessna 180/185, Cessna 206, and Helio Couriers. There are not many current production aircraft that are favorites among bush pilots. The legacy fleet serves as the backbone of bush operations throughout the world.
When I think of bush planes, I think of the working airplanes you described, not the expensive toys in this video that can’t carry much.
@@mannypuerta5086
Exactly - bush planes carry cargo. End of discussion.
Love them all!❤❤
all kitfox series are great but I found a series 3 on barnstormers for only $35,000 which is cheaper and much better than a j3 which are $40,000+ now
Definitely getting a Kitfox someday.
Excellent commentary.
Nice birds 🐦 🐦⬛ 😘
Thanks Mike, I can always rely on you to give the specs of the aircraft where others just " hide their heads in the sand" on. Thats why I love your channel.
View of an Alaskan bush operator part135: you don’t mention the favored bush planes and that’s a shame. The planes mentioned do not appear rugged or capable enough for a sustained, profitable and safe Alaska common carrier (bush) operation. Look instead to Cessna 180 - 185, DHC Beaver, or Otter, Cessna 207 or turbo 207. Of these, most acknowledge the 185 or Beaver. Floats as an option is a must. Stay away from tricycle gear on
beach landings or rocket terrain.
Exactly. You loose all credibility when you count a 172 as a top five "bush" plane, but don't mention 180-185s.
Sweet Vid Mike!
What about the Murphy Rebel or others in their range!!
Um ... de Havilland Beaver didn't make your list?
If you can cope with a cramped cockpit the ch701 is better than the ch750! The Groppo Trail is a modern tandem seater Piper Cub alternative as is the RansS7. Murphy offer some good Bush planes. The Just Highlander deserves a mention too! The Australian Hornet STOL is a worthy contender. If you like wood, Mini-Max and Fisher Flying Products have options in the category too. The Bestoff SkyRanger is a surprisingly capable bush plane as is the X-Air Hanuman. Finally, pusher configurations open up options like Quicksilver, the CGS Hawk and so on all of which get airborne fairly quickly. The choices are endless.
Btw rallye ms880b is okay for a cheap bush plane it has pretty long takeoff >600 feet but it can be used in pretty bumby fields too and best of all it's price can be around 11 000€ so it is really cheap
Thanks really appreciate that information I've been leaning more and more towards a bush plane.
Super Cub.
Still kicking myself ...had a shot a a low hour 59 Piper Tripacer owned by an aitprcraft mechanuc ..they had six planes and offered to me for 15,000$$ Flew really well. Smelled new inside always indoor hangered and a one owner. Kicking myself again right now.
Great video.
If the FAA would lighten up- the AN-2 COLT is a short field heavy lift beast an can be found at around 35k
Jo-Ann Frank b
Nice video .. what is the very last one shown taking off from a dirt patch ? 👍
How about the Bushcat lsa. It's a great plane made to fly in the back country of Africa.
Bushcat is a great little plane. Although it's not yet widely available here in the US
Hello Mike, Interesting choices for top 5 Bush planes, not my choices. I also thought it was interesting that you inserted an airplane I built and made a video of for youtube for my channel in your video at 6:07. This is an experimental Super Cub known as Got Rocks, here is an invitation to come and experience some off airport flying someday when you are in the Pacific NW.
copy that!
Mike, Great info in a small package. Especially about the Maule. ~your neighbor
Great video. Are you able to do a video on comparing the bush expaimental planes. Like the Kitfox, Just Aircraft, Highlander and so on .
Kit Fox rules.
any top 5 video about bush planes that doesn‘t include the DHC Beaver is automatically voided. period.
That j3 was built at C&D aviation.
I could be wrong...but I always thought that "Maule" was pronounced like "Molly." Did I miss somthing?
Who Yah! 🙋, now that was fun!
Unforgettable and Painful Mistake!!! Did you ever have heard about The Aviat Husky????
Hey. I was wondering if you could do a video on the Cessna 421 Thanks even if you don't do a video on it
No Aeronca Champ 7AC?
I will never find the VTOL 4 seat bush plane for 90k$ again that i once found 😭
It needs about 4 meters space, is sold as 1 seater and 4 seater, could fly from northea to austria with 1 tank filling 😭
How in the world do you not have the PA-18 Super Cub on this list?
What about the Pilatus PC-6 Porter?
kinda out of the league financially, same with the otter
there is no doubt that the very best bush plane flying today is the Folland Gnat. okay, if you're going to be technical, maybe it needs +1000' of paved strip to get up. and i guess it would be classified as a jet by some people. if you go by those kinds of things like engine type etc. but those minor things aside, the folland gnat is unquestionably the best bush plane there ever was. and it's also the best, every other kind of plane, there ever was also.
How is the Draco not on this list?
Limit yourself to five and look what happens!
Super Cub Clones (Legend, Javron etc.) overlooked.
Just Aircraft models.
(Avid derivative just like the Kitfox) overlooked.
Rans S-7, S-20 and overlook.
Glasair's Sportsman 2 + 2 overlooked.
The Aviat Husky overlooked.
Various new offerings from South Africa like the Bushcat and the KFA Safari overlooked.
The entire Bearhawk range (the Bearhawk B, Patrol, LSA, Campaign and Five) overlooked.
The little Zenith CH701 overlooked (if you think the 750 is a STOL aircraft the smaller 701 is even better).
CH701/750 clones like the ICP Savannah overlooked.
As them videos says at the end.
"These are my best five ... For today."
And I forgot the Rans S-21!
The choices are nearly endless.
what about the Fieseler Fi 156 the mother of all stol
No Husky? Ouch.
You left out the Super Cub.
BearHawk!
BearHawk!
BearHawk!!!
It is the same as the maule m7, but a little bit cheaper
Any Taylorcraft will out perform a j2
No Helios? Beavers? C185? Go visit Anchorage and let me know what you find there.
The Zenith ch 750, how many people it can takes ?
CH750 can take 2. However, that aircraft was not shown in the video at all. The CH750SD (Super Duty) shown in level flight is a three seater. The aircraft demonstrating the STOL takeoffs was a different design, the CH701, also a two seater.
@@paulsaccani1115 Thanks mate.
Excelente canal..
Se você pudesse por legendas em Inglês, eu poderia ler e treinar meu inglês... é impossível entender sem legenda.
I'm a bush pilot in Canada, and these wouldn't hold up, my personal number 1 is the turbo otter beaut of an aircraft
Why doesn't Aviat Husky get a mention ?
Australian Aircraft Kits Hornet STOL, Just Superstol...
Dude, where is PZL Wilga?? ;)
Are they putting something in the water out there in California? I ask because it seems you've never heard of Glasair, or their Glastar Sportsman 2 + 2 that outclasses most of your list, and has been doing it for years. The friggin XCub should be dropped just because of it's beyond reality price tag. (and unlike the Glastar, have they started offering a diesel option? No they haven't) And how many of your 'choices' have a useful load above 1000 lbs? Or folding wings, change from tail dragger to tricycle in less than an hour, or the safety of the crash cage built into the Glastar? Do you know any of the answers? I'm beginning to doubt it.
Start a channel and list the top 5 yourself. In the meantime, kudos on being a total asshole. Go back to your flight sims.
I’m excited just finding out the feasibility of owning a bush plane. Didn’t know that they are actually affordable like a car. Thx
That's why I am attracted to them too
What's about the Beaver, C-180, Draco/Wilga, Twin Otter...
no such thing as a Draco anything Wilga yes wonderful aircraft
Watch mike patey
Beaver is pretty big but an awesome fly.
Roadmaster 07 not a production aircraft and the one that was built has been destroyed
I know
Mike my boy, you forgot the Husky.
Truly an awful airplane.... the brochure looks amazing. Fly one and you'll never get back in one again.
Cap'n Crunch if you know so much then why you watching this no hate lmao
@@curtispresten6506 I’ve ridden in one but never actually flown it. I was impressed with the roominess and visibility.
Curtis Presten Hi, what are the main issues you found? I like the look and specs but haven’t seen or sat in one let alone flown one.
@@curtispresten6506 I absolutely do not agree with you. I used to have one and I can tell you that the Husky is a pure joy to fly. You just need to know how to fly it. Simple.
Hey Mike, did the DH2 Beaver come up in your research? The US military love them so much that they bought 1000 of them. 😁
always did like a good Beaver
D Springer especially riding one, right?
In my heart the Beaver is still #1, now let's talk about twins so we can honor the Dash-6. Viking Airs new twin otters(-400)! Peace!
And in mine it's the AN-2
It literally has more useful load than the gross weight of most of these planes
My brother had a bush operation in western Alaska for 25 years. He had about 30,000 hours of bush time. The number of pilots in Alaska with those kind of hours could sit at a very small table. His fleet had mostly Cessna 207 aircraft. However .......on a whim he bought a S35 Bonanza. Painted it jet black, and all the lettering was gold. He swore it was the best bush plane . Really fast compared to standard bush planes, was better in severe crosswind takeoffs from dirt strips, withstood icing better, and was better at evading bad weather . He loved that plane !!! Plus the Eskimos who flew in were blown away. Instead of being in a noisy bush plane, they now were sitting in leather seats in a quiet plane........ So of course when people called for a charter, they always requested " the black plane"........
Nice! That is a lot of hours! Great information too! GwinsLodge.com Alaskan cabin rentals online. Kenai Peninsula.
30000 hours is nothing! Alaska is a shithole!
@Todd m you get trolled a lot don't you?
The number of pilots with that amount of hours is exactly zero. 30k hours in 25 years means more than 3.25 hours per day, every day, every, single, day, for the whole 25 years.
@@jwm6314 My hat can't be retarded because, exactly like you, it has no brain.
Without wanting to spoil anyone's party, didn't you forget the real "Grandfather" of them all? The plane built using the input of hundreds of "bush pilots?"
It was designed and built in the 40s, and you still have fleets of them flying, both in the US and in Canada (it's Home and native land). Alaska wouldn't be the same without it, and it is Harrison Ford's favourite plane.
The Beave
Beaver
Your gonna need a thicker wallet to experience a 🦫....
The "Beaver" is the Gordie Howe of bush airplanes.
Pfsif Amen!
More like the Bill Norelco of bush planes.
Harley Davidson of the sky. Love their sound. Iconic Canadian plane.
Lol for sure. But a different class than listed in the video.
Where is the original Bushplanes! The Piper Super Cub! The DHC Beaver!
Beavers are really exspensive
Norseman too!
Won't be trading in the DHC-2T anytime soon
I like how half of these bush planes are also kit planes. Since most bush pilot operations are practically owner operated, it's nice to do most of your own aircraft maintenance on them. Their simplicity also means that in an emergency out in some remote area that bush pilot is not stranded for long. Additionally a bush pilot has a buddy who knows how to assist him out in the middle of nowhere with an extra set of hand, parts and fuel.
You missed the 180/185 and the Beaver, both easily better Bush planes than any of the planes you mentioned. Also, maybe I’m just salty (😂) but the XCub should just be considered a special case of the Cub.
The M7 is definitely the top one you mentioned in terms of utility.
I'm an old dog I guess. Interesting choices, aside from the M7, but I've logged a lot of bush flying in interior Alaska and I'd go back to my tried and true 185 every time.
I disagree the Kitfox is one of the Best Bush Planes, the Highlander & the SuperSTOL are much better.
Not sure what data you compiled to make these choices. For me, I'd choose a Carbon Cub/X Cub, Husky, Denali Scout, Highlander, and Kitfox
Alaskan bushmaster
G700 baby
I’m also liking the Highlanders
You must not have flown a Zenith. The zenith 701/750/801 is the only competition for the carbon cub.
Pilatus PC-6 is the king for me.
If I were to build a plane for this purpose I would get a Bearhawk Patrol kit. The combination of reasonable speed (140-150mph), great range (650-750 miles with reserve) depending on power and stall speed in the range of 35-40 mph is spectacular. I met Barrows at Oshkosh in 2012 and he really impressed me as super competent.
That's a great combination of characteristics for a bush plane. However, the truth is, there is no universal answer. Why? Mostly because different bush pilots have different priorities. Trying to optimize more than one (or two) characteristics can be difficult ... very difficult. Another characteristic is cost! If you can spend a million bucks you can optimize more. I really love to optimize for slow speed ... so I can land in tiny little spots with very rough and uneven terrain. But at some point you have to ask yourself ... gee, should I just buy a tiny helicopter? Seriously. You're definitely gonna give up range! But what can I say??? For me, that's a truly problematic question ... partly because I'm a small airplane pilot with no helicopter training. Personally, I especially love being able to fly, land (and takeoff) at very low speeds (on very uneven/rough terrain like mountain ridges and such). Other bush pilots attach more importance elsewhere.
Nice video! However, I think the best bush plane ever is the Beaver.
All these, with the possible exception of the Maule are toys rather than tools..... they are far too light to handle severe crosswinds. A true bushplane would be the Beaver, Otter, 180/185+, or Pilatus Porter++
Pilatus Porters damn good bush plane.
Not to mention no ability to haul anything meaningful. The fancy cub and Maule are the only ones worth keeping. Otter and Porter are more commercial planes, not many in private use, which is what I feel like what he was going for
When I turn 18 I really wanna be a bush pilot... JUST 2 MORE YEARS!!
Better start working 😅😅
Make it happen David!
At 11??????
Do you think I’ll be able to?
@@davidlawand2805 in the states i had my pilots licence at 15 i could fly before i could drive. But that was long ago i don't know what it is now.
D Springer 16 to solo 17 for license
"Hello and wulcome"
Our family MEL business owns a muale 5 with a lycoming around 300 hp and a small Kitfox
You totally forgot theHhighlander, far and away better than most on here and at least comperable to the cubs.
For anyone interested, or in South Africa, there is a very affordable Kitfox style home built called The Bush Baby. It’s fitted with anything up to a Rotax turbo and is Dacron covered with spoilerons. Great short field plane classed as microlight (Experimental). To me, it’s either the cub or Kitfox. They don’t give you Trent Palmer performance, but heeps of fun, safely, on a budget. 👍
How much is a second hand Bush Baby roughly please
Just don’t get a j3 cub. That thing will shatter into a million pieces if you hit a hole. It’s one of my favorite aircraft but it’s not build to be doing bush flying.
I love the kitfox, i will own one someday
Nick.... Your's will be a MODEL.
U lucky dawg
Same
What is better bush planes or regular laa planes???
You missed one of the best low cost bush planes ! The taylorcraft , performs better all around than any CUB of equivalent horsepower and was designed by the same person
my 1948 T-Craft still flies well. carries much more than it's "supposed" to, and is super easy to work on and very inexpensive to operate. I've been using it over 30 years. and yes, it performs well enough on floats, also.
I've loved bush planes since I saw the Movie Alaska, with his super cub. Thus I love that design. Not the j3 though.
As much as I want a Cub I think I'm gonna end up with a Zenith 750. Excellent video!
I would have included the aviat husky instead of one of the kit models, except you chose the really good kit models... Well, that's what happens when you make a top 5 list...
The Aviat Husky and American-Champion Scout would be good runner-ups, and could have replaced the Z-750 and Kitfox if you didn’t want to include LSAs. :)
I'm sorry but where's the Dehavilland Beaver?
Piper cub , Norsemen , Twin otter and Beaver and a Cessna but I can't remember the model .
I would place the American Champion Scout even the Citabria. Definitely superior in performance and payload capacity, rugged and easy to fly
Citabria has been one of my favorite aircraft to fly so far!
You also forgot the porter. Used to get into some of the most dangerest places all over the world.
Dirt strips in Laos..... :-)
Great channel Mike. I hope to see you in the air some day. Fly safe brother!!
I would think about the Katmai from Peterson, the 182 modified with the canard and you can have a 230, 260HP or even an IO 550 300HP engine
wheres the beaver?
How did Kitfox end up at the end? Also, "like an experimental"? Is no such thing, at least in the US... You are certified or not, if certified, you aren't touching or changing anything on that aircraft that is included in the certification.. if experimental, you are doing anything you want. Where is Bushcat, or the Carbon Cub, or the Super STOL? EuroFox? S21? Should have named this top 5 STOL, if this was top 5 Bush planes, then where is the Kodiak?
Pilatus PC-6
Not even a hat tip to the Cessna 180/185??? Really??? Or Beaver???
Great Video, Although from personal bias I would replace the Kitfox with a Just Highlander.
I had the Kitfox as first partly because of its low entry price. For the same price you pay for an 80 yr old Piper cub, you can find a nice Kitfox with better utility and performance.
MojoGrip, The Kitfox is a great plane for the price, but the highlander (at least a highly modified one) was my introduction to aviation so it will always be my favorite. Keep up the list video's!!
Husky & Highlander belong on any short bushplane list. Bearcat would be on a top 10 list.
The J3 is too underpowered for a true bush plane. Also, you mention that many of the bush planes today were modeled after it, but ones like the Carbon Cub, Husky (which should have been included in my opinion) etc., are modeled after the PA-18 not the J3.
Edit: Mike, thinking about it, why did you include the J3 and not the PA-18 given it’s special place in the bush plane world?
Bearhawk in all their iterations.
American Legend cubs-a-likes.
Murphy Rebel, Radical, etc.
The Zenith 701 on a 100hp Rotax.
Wag Aero's Sport Trainer.
Just Highlanders.
Why limit yourself to five?❤❤
Rans S-20 and S-21.
The choice is endless.
No cessna180, 170, Stinson 108, Beaver, Citabria. Low-effort list.