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)
After reaching Cape Town in Part 2, Josh Flowers and Chelsea Smith of Aviation101, along with Chris Lammert and Keelyn Costello, reunite with friends and fly their Sling aircraft north from Stellenbosch through the Tankwa Karoo, before crossing into Namibia and exploring the spectacular Fish River Canyon. From formation flying and the Tanqua Kuru Bicycle Race to fireside celebrations and an off-airport landing in the desert, the journey becomes less about following a plan and more about embracing whatever comes next—because sometimes the most memorable part of flying happens after the engine shuts down.