Sling Pilots Forum

I bought a similar one off of Amazon. It worked well, would display on an iPhone / iPad app via bluetooth. Eventually the caps fell apart. Haven't bothered to replace them, as I've gotten more familiar with how my tires look when they're low. When in doubt, I just pump them up.

I flew a Europa XS with a Rotax 912 for 7 years. I flew over 500 hrs and I think I used 100LL in it less than 10 times. All other flights were done with premium auto fuel, more often than not with 10% ethanol….because that was what was available. I flew in temps from 10-115 degrees and never had an...

There are at least two other things that could force things along. 1.) EPA ruling that bans lead in any fuels by a given date. 2.) There's only one manufacturer of TEL remaining in the world. When they stop making TEL, 100LL is gone. They are in UK, which typically has more stringent environmental r...

This is the response from Barry at The Airplane Factory USA, Torrance: Yes, there is a 3rd boost pump that ensures fuel pressure even if the other two pumps should fail. There were some fuel pump issues on the earlier Sling TSi however, the factory now provides updated fuel pumps in the Firewall Fo...

ibgarrett wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:30 pm Well, personally if the plane is going to sit longer than 3 months something is going wrong in my life...

I hear that! I'm not overly concerned about it, but I seek out ethanol-free gas whenever possible.

Well, I'm referencing https://generalaviationnews.com/2011/01/09/how-long-can-fuel-be-safely-stored/ Yeah, even that source implies 6 months is optimistic. For the storage life of fuel with ethanol, there is no good answer. Under ideal conditions , it should last six months. But if there is any moi...

ibgarrett wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 7:15 pm I think it should be noted that the shelf life of mogas with ethanol is about six months.

I've always read the shelf life of mogas without ethanol is about 6 months. With ethanol is 3 months. Just what I've read, I'm no expert.

Can our rotax 915is use 93 with ethanol ? If so what would the down side be ? anything more than the increased oil change interval that we already expect ? Yes, it can use unleaded mogas 91AKI or better with up to 10% ethanol. There is no increase oil change interval associated with unleaded mogas....

I don't believe there's any such speed offset calibration in the G3X. If there is, I'd like to know where. The new forward static port location also requires these circular shields (which Sling Technical will provide), otherwise they're not accurate either. There was another TSi which had its static...

ibgarrett wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:03 am Wouldn't the final say for the fuel type fall to the engine manufacturers (lycoming/continental/Rotax)? I mean I get Textron might have a say in it, but not the final say.

Textron owns Lycoming.