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by sandworm101 2874 days ago
They certainly do push the limit of what I'd call a bushplace. Are we going to define anything that lands on grass a bushplane? They operate in the woods, but can they actually live in the woods? Turbines need to be sent away for servicing and are very expensive. They cannot be disassembled or inspected without things like bore scopes. These are the planes that service logging camps, commercial operations, and fly back to aerodromes. They aren't the romantic planes servicing trappers or individual prospectors, the ones that sleep under a tarp most nights.
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The exact same thing is true of any certified piston engine but on a shorter time table. Piston engine need to be removed and overhauled at the factory every 2000 hours and if a prop blade grazes the ground or hits a bush it needs to be removed, fully disassembled and have a die penetration test done at a minimum.

Also, a bush plane is, by definition, any logistics aircraft that doesn't need a runway which those very much fall into.