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It's actually two-fold for certified airplanes. Both the engine, as well as the airframe need to be certified for specific fuel types, since some parts like fuel pumps are considered part of the airframe. So for example for the flight club I'm part of, we can use Mogas in our C172 because both the e...

The bolts and spacers are standard hardware, so those extras I just store in a small drawer cabinet to use for whatever the next part is that I'm building (and have it labelled with both the Sling labelling as well as what it is like AN4-16A bolt), so it's easy enough to keep track of. As to the why...

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The drag of a few pounds added by the Antennas is very marginal at the cruise speed of the Sling. You can find the drag numbers on the Rami website, but it's fairly low and really only becomes a factor for much faster cruise speeds. I doubt hiding the Antennas will make any meaningful difference to ...

Yes, it has all the various options like momentary switches (for trim and such) or permanent switches, you just configure it on the website and they will build it as you want it. It also has the option for a thumb-rest and hand-rest. The installation is basically just a different screw to hold it in...

A lot of people here (myself including) are installing the Tosten Military Style grip, which has a very nice ergonomic feel.

https://tostenmanufacturing.com/product ... e-grip-ms/

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Hey, To keep things speady for the forum, if you want to post a picture, please upload it to an image hosting site or your own page and then embed the link here using the img tag. I've posted instructions for this here: https://www.slingpilots.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2 If you want to post ...

mochild wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 11:21 am I assumed they came standard on the TSi. I think in most TSi photos I have seen there are shoulder harnesses in the rear seat and this video from Sling/Evan Brunye shows them being installed.

It's a 3-point inertial reel seat belt in front and back in the TSi.

ibgarrett wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 6:52 pm I'm assuming the Rotax can handle the 100 unleaded?

Very likely, since it can also handle 100LL and other fuels and this one is supposed to be a direct replacement 100LL.
But I guess to be safe we'll have to wait for a service letter from Rotax that says as much.