“Homegrown Sling Aircraft is acknowledged as a South African success story for aircraft design and development capability. Co-founders Mike Blyth and James Pitman have based their development of the range...
“The refreshing ocean breeze. The crackle of a bushveld fire. The taste of a home-cooked meal. The breathtaking sight of the country’s vast rugged mountain range. Every South African has...
“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,...
