The Sling Squawk – June 2026
7 Jun 2026
“Most of us passed the long hours at home during lockdown by baking banana bread or binge-watching Netflix. The more ambitious tried their hands at learning a new language or taking up an instrument.
For Ashok Aliseril, however, the sky was the limit as he and his family took on the mammoth project of building a four-seater Sling TSi from scratch.
After purchasing a kit for this four-seater propeller aircraft, Mr. Aliseril spent nearly two years building it – with just the instruction manual and YouTube videos for guidance.”
-Daniel Capurro (The Telegraph UK)
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…