TAF opening the first ‘Build Assist’ Centre At Gloucestershire Airport South African kitplane company, The Airplane Factory (TAF) is getting ready to open a base in the UK at Gloucestershire Airport. It will sell TAF’s two aircraft kits, the two-seat Sling 2 and the four-seat Sling 4, and provide space and service.TAF will also open

How do you commemorate 70 years of the LAA? This September will see something never before attempted at the annual LAA Rally: to build a complete aircraft and fly it within seven days! By doing something different but what? That was the question being mulled over following last year’s successful LAA Rally when we decided

Join The Sling Team At PTAR 2016 A couple of us have decided to race again this year and have revived “The Sling Racing Team”. This year the race is out of Bethlehem Airfield from the 26th to the 28th of May. It is a really fun event that is open to pilots and navigators

After nearly two years of toil, Shifty Films’ latest masterpiece is ready to premiere, and you’re invited. Date: 20th April 2016 | 19H00 Wild Landings : Namibia is the record of Mike Blyth, James Pitman and Lloyd Ross’s epic 2015 aerial exploration of Namibia. Not only does the film capture the freedom and adventure of

South African kitplane company The Airplane Factory (TAF) is getting ready to open a base in the UK at Gloucestershire Airport. They will sell TAF’s two aircraft kits, the two-seat Sling 2 and four-seat Sling 4, provide spares and service and also be a ‘Build Assist’ facility. In a separate move, TAF is working with

Proudly Made In The RSA Checkout the cover of this magazine in which we recently featured. SEE THE ARTICLE/MAGAZINE COVER – DOWNLOAD THIS PDF.        

Proudly Made In The RSA & Our Sling Formation Flying In Los Angeles – USA Checkout the cover of this magazine in which we recently featured. READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE – DOWNLOAD THIS PDF.        

Flying In South Africa – Light Aviation Magazine April 2016 Madikwe West Traffic, Foxtrot Zulu Foxtrot, Sling 2, turning left base for Runway 08, any traffic?” “Foxtrot Zulu Foxtrot, caution zebras crossing the threshold of Runway 08.” This from a recently landed Cessna Caravan of Federal Air, a South African regional carrier.“Err, roger, understood, Foxtrot

Sleek, Sporty Sling 2 – TAIWAN! WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN a guy with a background in architecture, design, engineering and flight instruction who knows precisely what he wants in an airplane decides to just make one himself?Answer: The light sport Sling 2.Mike Blyth is a dreamer and a doer. “All my life I’ve been

Sylvain’s quick build kits – SLING4 The first Sling 4 quick build kit has been secured in the container and is well on its way to France. Congratulations to our distributor in France, Sylvain Henneton on the purchase of the quick build kit, and a Sling 2 kit. We are most excited to see the