What is it really like to build an aircraft kit?
Tue, 04 Feb 2020
“Peter walks over to inspect the rear fuselage section we have clecoed together – he takes a quick look and says “Yes, that’s right, rivet it.” In my head, and probably written all over my face, is the thought, “What me? Don’t you want to look at it in more detail or get someone who
Who Says You Can’t Build A Business In Aviation?
Mon, 11 Nov 2019
“Human beings have always been fascinated with the concept of flight and our ability to conquer the skies is a real triumph of human ingenuity. But given the level of risk involved in putting people in the air, airplanes are extremely difficult to build and market without a big brand behind you. As an industry,
Blyth Spirit
Fri, 04 Oct 2019
A South African kitplane manufacturer – The Airplane Factory (TAF) – is going from strength-to-strength, having just announced a brand new aircraft. The new high-wing version of TAF’s four-seater; the Sling TSi, was revealed at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture event in Oshkosh, USA. The Sling TSi was, itself, a brand new aircraft just
Celebrating Success With A Breakfast Fly-In
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
“Freshly back from their most successful Oshkosh ever, The Airplane Factory’s fly-in at their factory at Tedderfield Airpark on Saturday took place in glorious weather. From humble beginnings the Sling people now, with the exception of two hangars and a residential property, occupies all of the northern side of the airpark, a total of more
Sling Aircraft Now Available For Hire&Fly
Thu, 30 May 2019
The exhilaration of being at the controls of an award-winning light aircraft is now within the grasp of every adventure-loving pilot (novice or veteran) with the all-South African Sling models from The Airplane Factory (TAF) now available for hire and even for self-fly ‘safari’ jaunts. Read The African Pilot Full Article Here
Flying the Sling 4 – Part 3
Sun, 25 Nov 2018
Sling – England to South Africa – 24 to 31 August 2013 By Andrew Pitman The final chapter of the ‘Sling 4 to Oskosh and Back’ tour started for me boarding an SAA Airbus A340 at O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, routing directly for London’s Heathrow Airport (EGLL.) African_Pilot_Jan_2014_page_70-73_(Sling_to_Oshkosh) Size: 620.30 KB Format : PDF
Flying the Sling 4 – Part 2
Sun, 25 Nov 2018
Sling at Oshkosh 2013 By Mike Blyth If you have a love affair with flight, then you have not lived until you have experienced the world’s greatest airshow, the annual EAA Airventure airshow and aviation exhibition, held every year in July in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. African_Pilot_Dec_2013_page_58-61_(Sling_to_Oshkosh) Size: 1.00 MB Format : PDF Preview
Flying the Sling 4 – Part 1
Sun, 25 Nov 2018
To Airventure, Oshkosh, USA By Gregory Blyth “It’s going to be dangerous,” I remeber my father, Mike Blyth, saying to me when he first asked me to join him to fly the Sling 4 to the USA. African_Pilot_Nov_2013_page_42-46_(Sling_to_Oshkosh) Size: 1.31 MB Format : PDF Preview