The New Sling TSi (Smoke On… Go!)
Mon, 26 Feb 2024
by Shanelle McKechnie
“JP Fourie, CEO of NAC, opened the GenAv conference in June with some harsh realities facing general aviation in South Africa. But he ended his keynote with local success stories and opportunities in the sector for those who’ve had the staying power to weather the storm. Sling Aircraft was top of the list.” -Chris Buchanan
The Race To Cape Town – OUT NOW!
Mon, 12 Feb 2024
by Shanelle McKechnie
Attention all adventurers and thrill-seekers! The highly anticipated Race to Cape Town and the new and improved Sling TSi specifications are here! Dive deeper into the heart-pounding action and discover all the latest updates by checking out our mailer where we’ve compiled everything you need to know in one spot. And while you’re at it,
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Into The Blue (Val de Vie)
Mon, 18 Dec 2023
by Shanelle McKechnie
“In the serene landscape of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, there’s a particularly beautiful mist belt, a forested area known as Karkloof. It was here, in 1875, that 26-year-old John Goodman Household, something of a dreamer and inventor, made at least two successful flights from a ridge in a glider made from oiled silk stretched over a
The New Sling TSi – Available Now!
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
by Shanelle McKechnie
With Rotax 916 iS, MT Propeller and Beringer Wheelset. As pilots rise through the ranks and through aircraft of ever-increasing sophistication, one question remains constant: What is next? And one answer will always resonate: More. More speed. More capability. More power. More capacity. The Sling TSi encompasses all of these qualities and has become an
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Sling Aircraft New Zealand Newsletter Vol .04
Fri, 17 Nov 2023
by Shanelle McKechnie
Summer flying is on its way! “With the terrible winter weather hopefully behind us now, we are looking forward to plenty of summer flying ahead. We started the summer flying season with a demo day in sunny Tauranga with The Tauranga Aero Club hosting us for the day. We completed 13 demo flights on the
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Build It. Fly It. (Aviation For Women)
Wed, 08 Nov 2023
by Shanelle McKechnie
“When Linda Sollars, WAI 372, was in high school in the 1980s, she told the career counselor that she wanted to be a professional pilot. “The high school counselor told me I couldn’t do that because I was a girl,” Linda remembers, who today is an Airbus A320 captain for a major airline. The information
ALPA’s Presence At This Year’s Oshkosh (Airline Pilot’s Association Magazine)
Fri, 27 Oct 2023
by Shanelle McKechnie
“ALPA pilots were front and center at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, helping to promote thewonders of flight to this year’s nearly 677,000 attendees. Another record turnout for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual fly-in convention and air show. Many of the pilots displaying at AirVenture had fascinating stories to tell about their aircraft. An excellent example was
Sling Africa Tour 2023 (AOPA Netherlands)
Tue, 01 Aug 2023
by Shanelle McKechnie
“Veel Nederlanders bezoeken tegenwoordig Zuid-Afrika, onder wie ook de nodige piloten die (weten we uit ervaring) daar van de gelegenheid gebruik maken om te gaan vliegen. Denk maar eens aan Stellenbosch aerodrome. In mei j.l. organiseerde Sling Aircraft de Sling Africa Tour 2023. Het was beslist geen geoliede machine, zegt James Pitman, die dit artikel
Sling, One Year Later (Kitplanes)
Fri, 28 Jul 2023
by Shanelle McKechnie
“Back in the spring of 2022, we had the opportunity to fly to Johannesburg, South Africa, to fly the brand new Sling High Wing prototype. While we were there, we met airline pilot, Linda Sollars, who was assembling the very first kit under the tutelage of Sling Aircraft’s factory builder support program. She completed the airplane,
Sling Africa Tour 2023 (African Pilot)
Thu, 06 Jul 2023
by Shanelle McKechnie
“As Pliny the elder said – Semper aliquid dubitationem ex Africa – Things are always a little uncertain in Africa (or something like that). Not even I, as leader and co-chief organiser, could pretend that the Sling Africa Tour 2023 was an oiled machine. But, in the spirit of Sling adventures, there was, I think,