CANADA - Planning TSI or High Wing summer 2022
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:13 am
Hey guys,
My name is Mike Sejourne, first I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to Philip for accepting me, and for the hard work building this website!!
BACKGROUND
I've been flying since I was 18 years old and my first set of wheels was a C-172. I previously owned 2 airplanes (C-172K and C-177RG), retired from Military flying Canadian F-18s and now living and flying long-range business jets out of Doha, Qatar. After shopping for C-210s, Mooneys, Bonanzas and others, I've given up on looking at 40-60 year old machines and spending $$$ trying to bring them into this technology era. Therefore, I've opted to plan and build a TSI (but my wife and I favour the High Wing hoping that model gets more maturity soon) when I retire again
for good in Canada next year.
PLANS
I am a bit of a perfectionist like Evan Brunye (that's a compliment Evan!), so I'm using the 6-P rule Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Therefore, I am currently spending valuable time researching, taking lots of notes and accumulating knowledge in preparation for this build like: Regulatory steps, tools, shop setup, prep/paint design, tips, next generation avionics & equipment/accessories devellopments etc...
WHY SLING
As a first time builder (although I was an airplane mechanic in the Military for the first 2 years), I picked the Sling over the RV-10 because of the build time, easier processes and the 915is modern FADEC system (fuel flexibility and economy). It may be a bit slower but I'll have nothing but time to enjoy looking at the scenery out the window from a lower altitude than I'm used to i.e. 5,000 feet instead of FL510
.
SHARING INFORMATION
During my research, my build and when I get to fly my Sling, I plan to share as much information as possible. No sense keeping knowledge to ourselves in aviation.
Best regards and enjoy the build, it's meant to be fun
Mike
My name is Mike Sejourne, first I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to Philip for accepting me, and for the hard work building this website!!
BACKGROUND
I've been flying since I was 18 years old and my first set of wheels was a C-172. I previously owned 2 airplanes (C-172K and C-177RG), retired from Military flying Canadian F-18s and now living and flying long-range business jets out of Doha, Qatar. After shopping for C-210s, Mooneys, Bonanzas and others, I've given up on looking at 40-60 year old machines and spending $$$ trying to bring them into this technology era. Therefore, I've opted to plan and build a TSI (but my wife and I favour the High Wing hoping that model gets more maturity soon) when I retire again
for good in Canada next year.PLANS
I am a bit of a perfectionist like Evan Brunye (that's a compliment Evan!), so I'm using the 6-P rule Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Therefore, I am currently spending valuable time researching, taking lots of notes and accumulating knowledge in preparation for this build like: Regulatory steps, tools, shop setup, prep/paint design, tips, next generation avionics & equipment/accessories devellopments etc...
WHY SLING
As a first time builder (although I was an airplane mechanic in the Military for the first 2 years), I picked the Sling over the RV-10 because of the build time, easier processes and the 915is modern FADEC system (fuel flexibility and economy). It may be a bit slower but I'll have nothing but time to enjoy looking at the scenery out the window from a lower altitude than I'm used to i.e. 5,000 feet instead of FL510
.SHARING INFORMATION
During my research, my build and when I get to fly my Sling, I plan to share as much information as possible. No sense keeping knowledge to ourselves in aviation.
Best regards and enjoy the build, it's meant to be fun
Mike