Sling Pilots Forum

I've got the Milwaukee rivet gun and used it for the entire build (I'm almost out of rivets at this time!). My only complaint with the Milwaukee tool is the chamber that passes the mandrel out occasionally will get jammed with two or more rivets. When this happens it's quite a process to free up the...

My bet the amount of wiring you need to order is "lots".

Hey Rick! By my count I think you're the 7th or 8th Slinger in CO now. This btw - is a highly unofficial number. :D I'm down in Westminster and about 2/3 or 3/4 through my build at this stage with the engine on and getting the hoses hooked up. Feel free to reach out if I can be of any help/guidance....

Oh - and one other thing that bugs me (because I forgot to mention it) is that all the insurance companies out there are effectively brokers who are all using the same source for the backing. So if you go get a quote from one broker, the next broker will have the same price because the underwriter b...

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...