“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...
“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...
“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...
“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...
The adventure continues! For once, there are no border crossings to navigate, no custom stops, and no major travel plans on the schedule. Just a quiet day at home. Naturally, that doesn’t last long… When Sling Chief Test Pilot, Riaan Denner, has an idea, you know things are about to get interesting. In this episode, Josh and Chelsea take to the skies over Johannesburg for some banner towing, go behind the scenes at the incredible Jonker Sailplanes factory, make a completely unplanned stop to meet a very special young zebra, and then set off on the next major leg of the journey — heading south towards Plettenberg Bay and Cape Town.
