The Sling Squawk – June 2026
7 Jun 2026
…good grief, she literally has brought everything! LINDA Sollars is relocating from the East Coast to Los Angeles for some months – to spend time spanner’ing her aircraft in the Sling environment, developing some social media ideas, contributing to the development of the new MOSAIC aircraft certification standards and hanging out with her west coast mates.
I’m joining her from Oshkosh to LA, in her High Wing Sling, to assist her to document her journey on film, to see as much as I can of the USA for myself and to visit the Sling distributorship in Torrance, California. The route is undecided, but I want to see as many of the great en-route geographic and historical sites as possible. What could possibly go wrong?”
– James Pitman (Sling Co-CEO)
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.