Sling Pilots Forum

Anytime you start dealing with the electrical side of the kit (at least in my experience) they point you to the avionics vendor who is doing your assembly. I don't know how many kits Midwest Panels is doing, but there is a strong dotted line from Sling to Midwest - and for good reason. They do a goo...

Well, I'm no fan of the insurance situation but I don't think it's fair to just blame the companies. They are businesses, not public service organizations with a purpose to help people to fly (although that would be nice), and to me the problem seems to be that people keep crashing their planes. I'...

I know that Evan in the build videos has the section that joins the front/aft portion of the inside skins setup with rivnuts - the rest are with rivets. I'm curious about this as well. Plus the inside front left side of my skin really didn't align well and has some slack in the skin in the middle po...

Sweet! Super glad to hear it!

You got all that from asking about wires?

Hmm - maybe you should go back and ask him for an honest unvarnished opinion.

Insurance is one of the most blood sucking scams going these days and even more so for aviation. Their stories have changed over the past several years as to why insurance rates have gone up, but regardless of what their reasons for the prices the bottom line is they are a business who isn't willing...

I’m going to (hopefully) be flying out of KBJC and am planning on installing the Tannis system. It’s been a while since I’ve had any interaction with Tannins but I recall them to be a good brand. Also just an FYI as tempting as it is to install this during the build, I’m going to wait until after I’...

This was my video on using the Cies Fuel sensors in my SlingTsi build

Hi Mike, I could probably make strong arguments both for and against keeping or selling. Maintenance certainly won't change a great deal going from the Mooney to the Sling, but what will change is the costs. Instead of having to pay for a A&P and certified parts, you can use far more off the she...

Are you building your panel or having someone do it for you?