Sling Pilots Forum

Hey everyone — I’ve been working on a small side project called SlingologyMX . It’s a lightweight, web-based dashboard aimed at aircraft owners/builders (especially in the experimental world) to help organize maintenance metadata, ADs/SBs, compliance reminders, and links to your real records (scans,...

Thank you, the link is fixed. Regarding your question my understanding is that although Rotax lists 100LL explicitly in the SI tables, 91/96 UL is chemically and operationally equivalent to unleaded avgas meeting or exceeding the RON 98 threshold. Its spec sheet RON ≈ 98.9 meets the minimum requirem...

Hi everyone, This is a subject most of you are already familiar with, but I wanted to take a deeper dive and pull together everything that I could find from Rotax documentation, owner forums, and articles into one place. The result is a paper (and a summarized blog post) that looks at both the techn...

The other option is the electric Aeromaster for the 916is ( https://www.propellor.com/ap431hctf-wwr72c ) that is currently tested in Torrance in one of the first Slings that have installed it. This blog post talks about this topic MT Hydraulic vs. Airmaster Electric Prop: The Push for a Truly Modern...

Welcome to the forum Dave. I live in the Seattle area, KPAE is my home airport. I am starting a TSi build in a few months at the Airplane Factory. I will be at the EAA Sheet Metal at Fremont CA. Assuming this is the class you registered, I will see you there.

Stathis

Hello and Happy New Year, I know there’s an older threads discussing Beringer wheelset/brakes and the complexities of installing them, but now that they’re offered as a standard option for the TSi and HW models, I assume the installation process is streamlined and well-documented. There seems to be ...

The Sling TSi looks absolutely stunning, and it’s great to hear she’s performing flawlessly with 73 hours already under her belt. Congratulations on completing the build and getting her into the skies! Wishing you many more safe and enjoyable flights ahead with this beautiful machine. Well done!

This Mandatory Service Bulletin (SB) requires inspection and possible replacement of the oil spray nozzle in specific ROTAX® 912 i, 915 i, and 916 i Series engines, including certified and non-certified models. It addresses a manufacturing issue where excess LOCTITE® at the sprag clutch housing or ...

Brian thank you! Super helpful as always.

Hello everyone, I’m evaluating onboard oxygen systems for my Sling aircraft configuration. My requirement is flights up to 15,000 feet with a two-person crew. I’m considering the following options: 1. Aithre AVI24 Smart Pulse 2-Place with 925L Bottle 2. Aithre Turbo Oxygen Maker with O2 Injection 3....