Your process to choose the Sling sounds a lot like mine. I’m glad your kit went direct to North America. Mine went via Hamburg (or was it Frankfurt)? I’m in Northern CA, too, and have been working on the QB kit for about a year.😊
I'm looking forward to watching your build. I'm very interested in building a sling myself. It looks like you decided to forgo the build assist options, and I'm curious how you got to that decision. It's an appealing option for me as it saves a lot of money. That said, I've never built an airplane before and I'm not sure I trust myself to do it without assistance. Did that play into your decision?
Cost was a big factor. The extra $30k for the quick build option is not insignificant. Also, there was additional lead time for the quick built parts. So I felt like I would be better off building it all. We plan on doing the bulk of the maintenance ourselves, so there’s a benefit to knowing every rivet.
Hi! Thanks for the welcome. I'm following your build closely, thanks for the videos you do. I imagine it's going to be a balance between building and producing the video updates. Like you, we are building the flat kit. We also plan on using Midwest Panel Builders for the panel.
When you say everything, does that include seat coverings, wiring, plumbing, and avionics? I know with Van's RV-10 you get only the airframe and that's it. Very intrested in the differences.
Kit includes plumbing. We purchased the interior kit from Sling as well. Wiring and avionics is going to come from Midwest Panel Builders. They have a setup specifically for the Sling.
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Your process to choose the Sling sounds a lot like mine. I’m glad your kit went direct to North America. Mine went via Hamburg (or was it Frankfurt)? I’m in Northern CA, too, and have been working on the QB kit for about a year.😊
Great video. Please keep posting videos of whole building process. People like me are eager to see it. Congratulations!!
Congratulations! I look forward to following your build.
I'm looking forward to watching your build. I'm very interested in building a sling myself. It looks like you decided to forgo the build assist options, and I'm curious how you got to that decision. It's an appealing option for me as it saves a lot of money. That said, I've never built an airplane before and I'm not sure I trust myself to do it without assistance. Did that play into your decision?
Cost was a big factor. The extra $30k for the quick build option is not insignificant. Also, there was additional lead time for the quick built parts. So I felt like I would be better off building it all. We plan on doing the bulk of the maintenance ourselves, so there’s a benefit to knowing every rivet.
Very cool! Welcome to the fold. My build is over at firstrivet here on YT. Are you doing the quick build or the flat kit?
Hi! Thanks for the welcome. I'm following your build closely, thanks for the videos you do. I imagine it's going to be a balance between building and producing the video updates. Like you, we are building the flat kit. We also plan on using Midwest Panel Builders for the panel.
When you say everything, does that include seat coverings, wiring, plumbing, and avionics? I know with Van's RV-10 you get only the airframe and that's it. Very intrested in the differences.
Kit includes plumbing. We purchased the interior kit from Sling as well. Wiring and avionics is going to come from Midwest Panel Builders. They have a setup specifically for the Sling.
In the market to purchase in the next year or so....sling tsi too of my list so im glad I found you....definitely following!
Cheap labor in South Africa I guess.
"how to buy AN experimental plane"
There is nothing about “how to buy an experimental plane“ on here 👎🏻
Insurance is as good as the worst pilot of you have partners correct?