The Sling Squawk – June 2026
7 Jun 2026
Sling’s 1,000 and onwards!
Guy Leitch chats to Sling Aircraft Co-CEO, James Pitman, about our company’s rapid growth.
GL: “Congratulations on over 1,000 Sling deliveries. Many of these were sold as kits – do you have any idea how many are flying?”
JP: “We’ve taken orders for 1,250 Slings: 550 Sling 4s, 450 Sling 2s and 250 Sling High Wings. They are sold as either ready-to-fly, quick-build kits or as standard kits, so we cannot be certain exactly how many are now flying. The number, though, is more than 750.”
After twenty-five days, countless flights, three countries and more adventures than we ever could have planned for, the African flying adventure of Josh Flowers and Chelsea Smith of Aviation101, along with Chris Lammert and Keelyn Costello, has reached its final chapter. But there’s still plenty of Africa left to explore…