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Two retired aviation professionals pursue the ultimate American freedom: building and flying their o

Follow along as husband and wife team, Bob and Joan, work side-by-side to complete their homebuilt experimental aircraft, the Sling 2, at Hangar 1404 at the Naples Municipal airport in Naples, Florida.

06/09/2025

Engine 100 hr inspection completed at the 1000 hr total time mark. The engine is in great health half way through its 2000 hr time between overhaul cycle. Everything passed with flying colors! 😎

10/02/2023

It’s come time to complete the Rotax 5 year rubber replacement. All the oil and coolant hoses plus the fuel pressure regulator have to be changed. These hoses all represent a single point of failure if they decide to go bad at an inopportune time. Could you go longer than the recommended change time? Sure, except you might personally find out just how long a hose can go. It’s a conservative time frame given what we experience with our automobiles but there are no roads to pull off of if trouble comes your way. Doing the work yourself saves tons of money as the parts themselves are not very expensive in the big scheme of things. Peace of mind and safety above all makes following the manufacturer’s maintenance requirements a prudent thing to do.

07/29/2023

Our youth built Sling 2 is on its way home. Never thought I’d be a part of 2 aircraft builds….. It’s been quite a ride!

04/06/2023

Marathon Reflections…….

04/04/2023

Great weekend flight to Marathon Key…..The waters were so still they made for amazing cloud reflections on the water…

01/08/2023

Lunch flight to St. Pete……With 3 other planes full of friends.

01/01/2023

We’ve been associated with Sling Aircraft since 2014 and we couldn’t be prouder of them as they have progressed into a worldwide kit plane powerhouse.

Our Sling 2 has flown over 800 hrs and continues to amaze us with its ruggedness, reliability and good looks. We have had more fun and adventure with the folks at Sling Aircraft North America and the “home office” in South Africa than the law allows. To see them grow and succeed is heartwarming indeed.

Congratulations Sling Aircraft on a banner year! *

*Don’t forget Sling Ding 2023 at AirVenture, Oshkosh on Thursday evening! Bigger and better every year!

12/24/2022

Merry Christmas to all!

11/07/2022

Long journey to Chicago and back through St Louis and Branson Mo. on the way back….. Visiting family and friends along the way.

10/23/2022

After being a hangar queen for a month it was time for a shampoo and a blow dry……..

10/22/2022

Finally back on its feet. All the wheel bearings have been replaced as well as the brake rotors. Now it’s time to “bed” the rotors and pads. A few runs down the runway accelerating to about 40 knots then applying hard breaking. This raises the rotor temperature to about 300 to 400 degrees helping transfer an even layer of brake pad material onto the brake rotor which assists in smooth brake operation and greater braking power. Once done you let the brakes cool down. Tomorrow the wheels pants go back on and we’ll just have to fly…. She could use a bath too!

10/13/2022

Bearing races and brake rotor replaced, wheel cleaned and tube and tire reinstalled. These are ready to be put back on the plane. Tomorrow…..I have enough dirt under my fingernails for one day and a Florida thunderstorm is minutes away!

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