What do you get when a guy with a degree in architecture, design, engineering and flight instruction who knows precisely what he wants in an airplane decides to just make...
The Amazing ROTAX AND SLING 2 An aeroplane is a marriage between an airframe and an engine. In fact, a savvy designer begins by selecting an engine that will best...
Sling – England to South Africa – 24 to 31 August 2013 By Andrew Pitman The final chapter of the ‘Sling 4 to Oskosh and Back’ tour started for me...
Sling at Oshkosh 2013 By Mike Blyth If you have a love affair with flight, then you have not lived until you have experienced the world’s greatest airshow, the annual...
To Airventure, Oshkosh, USA By Gregory Blyth “It’s going to be dangerous,” I remeber my father, Mike Blyth, saying to me when he first asked me to join him to...
Back in 2015, TAF’s UK Distributor, Tim Hardy, decided he wanted to build his own aircraft from the ground up. The list of his requirements were that it had to...
The Airplane Factory Unveils Its Eagerly Anticipated Sling TSI The eagerly anticipated Sling TSi test article recently made its public debut in South Africa and will be unveiled at the...
It’s go‑time! Load up your gear, strap on your gravel shoes, and aim for the wide‑open Karoo horizon. The Tanqua Kuru is calling, and we’re answering with throttles, pedals, and hearts wide open. At least four Sling aircraft and our solid team of riders will make the pilgrimage to Tankwa Tented Camp for what’s become an annual tradition of grit, gravel, and greatness.
There’s still one title former Springbok Bob Skinstad hasn’t claimed… This isn’t a stadium victory. No crowds, no ceremony, no easy applause. This one is fought for. Across endless gravel, through the dust, under the relentless Tankwa sun. And he’s chasing it down on a Sling Cycles Tagati. So, the question is — when he rolls up to the start line… will you be there with him?
