The Sling High Wing - The Modern Cessna 182 

Doug Goodrich's update and overview of the Sling High Wing is truly enlightening! Drawing parallels to the modern Cessna 182 and even comparing it to the Van's RV-15 adds an intriguing perspective to its capabilities. 👍

Nice detailed video, specs and also the future of Rotax 916. I never know about it. Thanks

Thanks for the video. I'm really interested in building and owning one of these in the future.

Looks great. I’m glad you were able to get pictures of big people in the plane, too. That’s helpful! How does the shoulder room and headroom compare to the TSi?

Just a musings but if you are using an electric AC I wonder if you could use some lithium prismatic cells as a counterweight and also provide some power to the AC unit at the same time.

Bravo.perfect

Doug, if you chose not to have the parachute, I would guess that the rear air condition balance wouldn’t be an issue, right? Great video. This definitely helped me make a final decision on building the high wing. Although I prefer the low wing, I think the high wing is better for ease of entry and exit, especially as I get older.

Great video. I love the high wing look. I live in the Albany area and would like to see your current build when it’s done.

Thanks for the detailed video. Keep them coming. Will the 916 add weight? Wondering if it would be an option for the TSI?

Great video, Doug! With the 916 and additional takeoff power, did Sling mention anything about putting the High Wing on floats?

I think you'll find also that the HW takes longer Roget airborne because it is heavier (1050Kgs vs 950Kgs) and of course for some of the legs that the 3 Ship flew they were "overloaded" to 1350Kgs.

Doug, thanks for the great video. I really appreciate the insights on the Rotax 916 iS being a possible future option. I live in Arizona and split time between locations in Sonora Mexico and Arizona USA. I envision a lot of flying that would occasionally involve being just above, over, or slightly in canyons. One concern I've always had is that if you have 3 passengers and you're flying a bit low and slow and you encounter some nasty thermal activity when flying near canyons... well it would be nice to have more headroom above 135hp to goose the plane a bit and climb out of the situation with confidence. I understand that a MAX Power of 165hp would only be available for a matter of minutes (< 5?), but it would be nice to have that 165hp to help you climb out of harms way for 2 or 3 minutes in lieu of just 141hp. Perhaps I'm being paranoid, but that's the only reservation I've had about a 4 place HW w/ just a smaller 4 cylinder powerplant. 135hp is awesome all day long.. but that extra 30hp available for just a few minutes, especially with passengers and some equipment on board, is comforting. BTW, I am in the Albany NY area at least twice a year... I'll have to visit you all sometime. Ok, heading over to your website to view that HW price sheet!

I'm about 5 years out from wanting to start my build. It's probably too early to get on the list, but this is the airplane I'm going to build. Hopefully by then the 916 will be established and the weight and balance on the HW will be well understood. How far out do you reserve slots for the build assist?

Please update us on what the build community comes up with on air conditioning in the TSI! This is the main differentiating factor between the TSI and DA40 for my particular use case and I would love to fly a sling.

A 21st-first-century mix of a new 21st airplane engine and a cross between the Cessna 172 / 182 with seemingly the best of the two...

Can you put an Edge EP917Ti - 180HP in one of these?

Why not just add a Bigger engine like a UL powerd engine instead of adding lead weights?

Just thinking over you extra weight needed Why not add a dual battery setup or even add in a some extra storage for tools that won’t be removed Be pity lose some useful load without adding any useful gains

Put a canard on it !

C177

Not with a Rotax in it ..

Panel Mount side sticks for me please

Custom Aircraft Builders, there is an Aussie TSi builder who has successfully intergrated an aircon into his aircraft. He has a youtube channel, @3blades476, Michael Fletcher, perhaps contact him?