The Rotax 916 iS One Year Launch Anniversary
Fri, 07 Jun 2024
“Aircraft are often designed around engines. Sling’s aircraft certainly are – the company founder has been the Rotax distributor in Southern Africa for more than 30 years! What a joy to have an engine developer and manufacturer produce the perfect engine for the job. The Rotax 916 iS engine has truly transformed the Sling 4
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Zim Air Rally 2024 (Zimbabwe)
Wed, 05 Jun 2024
Zimbabwe-based Slingers, we are super excited to announce that Mike and James will be participating in the 2024 Zim Air Rally this weekend from June 6th to 10th, flying our respective Sling High Wings, tricycle, ZU-SHW and taildragger, ZU-TDR. This rally promises to be an exhilarating adventure and they are eagerly anticipating the opportunity to
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TikTok, Instagram And Two Sling Builders (Aerokurier)
Fri, 03 May 2024
“Dirk and Thomas, from the Bundeswehr Air Sports Club Laupheim, are building a Sling TSi together. They do this in their quiet workshop, but at the same time, in front of an audience of thousands of TikTok and Instagram users. Under the name “Apfelkuchenflugzeugbau”, Dirk’s wife, Diana, regularly posts video clips, making such an incredible
Face To Face: James Pitman (SA Flyer)
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
Sling’s 1,000 and onwards! Guy Leitch chats to Sling Aircraft Co-CEO, James Pitman, about our company’s rapid growth. GL: “Congratulations on over 1,000 Sling deliveries. Many of these were sold as kits – do you have any idea how many are flying?” JP: “We’ve taken orders for 1,250 Slings: 550 Sling 4s, 450 Sling 2s
Outdoor X 2024 (Pretoria)
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
Slingers, We are thrilled to invite you to join us at Outdoor X, South Africa’s BIGGEST outdoor and lifestyle expo, from May 31st to June 2nd at Stand G4. Also exhibiting adjacent at Stand G5, our team from Sling Cycles who will be asking the question: Does hardcore grinding on gravel, dirt and mud conjure
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Sling Squawk – April 2024. Available Now!
Mon, 08 Apr 2024
Dear Slingers across the globe! I hope you are all finding 2024 to be a positive year so far and that you are still sticking to your New Year’s resolutions (Yeah right…). We ended 2023 with fantastic output and deliveries that have continued into the first quarter of 2024. We have got ourselves into a
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Tanqua Kuru Bicycle Race 2024 (Karoo)
Sat, 30 Mar 2024
The last weekend of May 2024 will see Sling Aircraft and Sling Cycles team members and friends returning to the Tanqua Kuru Bicycle Race for the fourth year in a row heading down en mass. A variety of Sling Aircraft and vehicles will carry our team from Johannesburg to the Tankwa Tented Camp – home
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Sling TSi With Rotax 916 iS Engine Flight Test (African Pilot)
Fri, 29 Mar 2024
“We elected to undertake this test flight one late afternoon and after a thorough briefing on what to expect, James and I checked out the new Sling TSi. Fitted with the recently released Rotax 916 iS 160 hp engine, I elected to sit in the right seat with James doing the flying. After adjusting my
AERO Friedrichshafen 2024 (Germany)
Thu, 28 Mar 2024
Germany-based Slingers! Join Aircraft Builders Europe at the leading show for general aviation, Booth 302, Hall B3, 17 to 20 April where the Sling 2, Sling TSi and under-construction Sling High Wing will be presented. Discover what direction developments in the General Aviation industry are going with more than 650 exhibitors from 35 countries, 33,000
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Plane VS Car Races (SA Flyer)
Wed, 13 Mar 2024
“I reckon plane vs car races are usually pointless stunts. Airshow acts have a car racing up and down the runway burning rubber throwing U-turns while a plane roars overhead and does stall turns at the ends of the runway. Like professional wrestling, the winner is chosen beforehand. This doesn’t mean that the whole idea