“There’s a real possibility Sling isn’t aware of how it paints the personalities of its founders and assembly line personnel in the opening paragraph of its website. The dominant descriptions include words like “adventurer,” “adrenaline junkie,” “crazy rock-climbing adventures,” “wild-eyed rough diamond,” “boyish passion for adventure,” and “heroic adventure.”
Adjectives like that increase expectations that those who were behind the delightful pair of Sling aircraft on display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 are a cross between Indiana Jones and Tom Swift with a dash of Capt. Jack Sparrow tossed in.
As if cementing that image, the company is based in South Africa — Johannesburg, to be exact — which much of the world imagines as Adventure Central. It is Africa, you know. Elephants, jungles, and all of that. What is hiding in that image is an entrepreneurial spirit…”
– Budd Davisson (Sport Aviation)
What light aircraft do SA farmers prefer? Find out on Vliegtuig vir ‘n Boer — the brand-new TV series from Landbouweekblad that puts aviation to the test in real farming conditions. We’re proud to be part of this groundbreaking show, where real farmers climb into the cockpit and take our Sling TSi and Sling High Wing for a spin. Premiers July 22nd on VIA, DSTV Channel 147.