After a long, nerve-wrecking crossing of the Pacific from the West cost of the US to Hawaii, Jean and Patrick are now safe in Honolulu. Touching down at 8am local time (8pm SA Time), Jean sent us this photo when on short finals for Honolulu. Stay tuned for more on the following legs!  

 Having gotten airborne last night at 22:48 SA Time (10:48 LA Time), Patrick and Jean are now well on their way across the Pacific to Kahului (PHOG) on the island of Maui. Stay tuned for more updates about the second half of the around the world trip!

This week’s ‪#‎TBT‬ is taking us back to ’09, when ETO was gracing the skies, getting some beautiful promo shots. ‪#‎ThrowbackThursday‬ ‪#‎TheAirplaneFactory‬ ‪#‎Sling‬ ‪#‎TAF  

  Happening from the 17th to the 20th of September, we’d love to get lots of Sling owners and pilots out there involved in this awesome event, all for a great cause, not to mention a huge amount of fun! For more information, please contact Tyron Ross at [email protected], or head over to http://www.airrace.co.bw/ Hoping

  With last year being the amazing success it was for the EAA, we want to make this year even bigger! Last year saw 25 Slings pitch up for festivities, and this year our goal is to double that! Yup, FIFTY SLINGS IN ONE PLACE! Why not? There's more than enough out there, and what

What's not to love about something new? What's even better is that it's a brand new Sling 4, delivered yesterday to her proud new owner, Mr Dean Hall. Here are some photos of the momentous occasion! Dean, from all of us here at TAF, CONGRATULATIONS and many happy hours in PTT! [k2gallery path=”dean_hall_sling_4_delivery”]

   In a photo-shoot that even star-studded Hollywood would be proud of, The Airplane Factory USA have outdone themselves, the brand and Slings in general by organising a photo-shoot of two of our beautiful aircraft, the Sling 2 and the Sling 4. Conducted last week Friday over various attractions in and around Los Angeles, the

 

In exactly a month from now, 8 Slings will be winging their way to Vilankulos for the flight across the Mozambique Channel to Madagascar, for the expedition to the land of lemurs and baobab trees. Stay tuned for more information and regular updates!

Yup, you read it right! TAF is going around the world again, SOON! Mike Blyth, Jean D’Assonville (TAF USA) and Patrick Huang (TAF Asia) are heading around the world in a Sling 2. Leaving Lanseria around the 7th or 8th of July, they will be heading to Oshkosh in a Westerly direction, with stops and