Marshall Islands-Guam – 5 September 2015
Mon, 07 Sep 2015
by Airplane Factory
We arrived in Guam after drilling a nineteen and a half hour tunnel into a mostly 28 knot headwind. The night landing on the brightly lit runway was a true heaven send, after a long slow flight in a lot of rain and cloud. We had a good night’s rest in a fine
- Published in 2015 Sling LSA Around The World
Guam-Taiwan – 7 September 2015
Mon, 07 Sep 2015
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Honolulu-Majuro – 1 September 2015
Tue, 01 Sep 2015
by Airplane Factory
Here are some photos from very early on in the Honolulu – Majuro flight, along with the story from Jean: Marvelous Marshall Islands hold us a little longer. After a quick turn-around in Honolulu we got airborne to the Marshall Islands at 4:30 in the most glorious afternoon, climbing straight up to 6000 ft. We
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LA-Honolulu – 29 August 2015
Sun, 30 Aug 2015
by Airplane Factory
With Jean and Patrick now safe in Hawaii, here are some photos and a blurb of the flight across the Pacific from Los Angeles: Weather is what we fly in, be it good or bad. We know the Sling can make the distance, so all we need is favourable weather. We were going to leave on
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Bahamas to Oshkosh Highlights
Fri, 21 Aug 2015
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With the next half of the around-the-world trip about to begin, it's time to reflect on the trip leading up to Oshkosh. Here is a selection of photos, all taken between the Bahamas and Oshkosh, as well as a diary summary from Mike: The last legs from the Bahamas to Oshkosh were easy except
- Published in 2015 Sling LSA Around The World
Day 5 (27 July 2015) Vakona – Toamasina
Wed, 29 Jul 2015
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Day 4 (26 July 2015) Toliara – Vakona
Wed, 29 Jul 2015
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Day 3 (25 July 2015) Vilanculos – Toliara
Mon, 27 Jul 2015
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Day 2 (24 July 2015) Barberton – Kruger – Vilanculos
Mon, 27 Jul 2015
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Day 1 (23 July 2015) Tedderfield – Barberton
Fri, 24 Jul 2015
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