“I met Linda Sollars, A320 Captain and renaissance woman, at Oshkosh last year while I was wandering around admiring the vast array of planes. I’d been following the development of...
So, what is the ideal training aircraft to satisfy the demands of modern-day, high flight time, fixed-wing flight school operations? Well, that depends. Legacy 60-70s era C172 / PA28 used...
“One of the highlights of this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh was a presentation given by Capt. Linda Sollars (JetBlue) at the event’s Homebuilt Hangar. She recounted how two years ago...
“Back when I flew the original Sling High Wing, I was impressed with the design, the handling and the overall airframe. It was a nice job overall by Sling. The...
“On Wednesday, 24 July, I attended the Sling Aircraft award presentation by EAA’s Charlie Becker to Mike Blyth and the Sling Aircraft team as the 2024 recipient of the esteemed...
“I always knew that Zimbabwean pilots and their flying teams could party but having been asked to cover the annual Zimnavex that finished at Victoria Falls was an amazing experience....
“A quick Google search of “Linda Sollars” brings up a plethora of articles detailing the remarkable journey of this petite dynamo. Notably, she flew from Johannesburg to Oshkosh in N915HW,...
“Mechanical engineer, Ashok Aliseril, spent 18 months building his four-seater Sling TSi aircraft so that he could fly his family around the UK. It wasn’t until he moved near to...
“On Saturday morning, 18 May, I travelled to Tedderfield Airpark, south of Johannesburg, to attend one of the fly-in breakfasts that are staged every two months. Saturday’s fly or drive-in...
Slingers, join us next Friday and Saturday, 7th and 8th November, at Tedderfield for a weekend of aviation, camping, and good vibes! Camp out with us on Friday, enjoy drinks, dancing, and a lekker braai — then kick off Saturday morning with our Breakfast Fly-In and a behind-the-scenes Sling HQ tour. Everyone’s welcome — fly in, drive in, or just pop in for the fun! Fur-aviators welcome too!
