These videos are awesome and I've been watching a ton - I am looking at building a kit, trying to choose between a Sling TSI and an RV-10 - I wondered if you considered the RV-10 and what made you go down the Sling TSi route?
Thanks, appreciate your comments. I did consider the RV10 early on. Evan Brunye did a video on the comparison which was pretty much the same I found from my own online research. I didn't have any previous build experience. The fact that its only pop rivets, lesser build time and the Rotax 915 engine that can run MoGas were the 3 main factors that made me go the Sling route.
@@slingbuilduk400 Also, how's your experience of the LAA inspector been, all straightforward? Have you done a video on the process of registering a project / inspections?
@@pilotlanham Check out Evans videos. It's kind of my go-to for everything related to this build. Getting tools and other supplies haven't been a issue. Adams Aviation and LAS Aero are really good. Sling has a UK base now around an hour's drive from me. So future kit deliveries will be easy
@@pilotlanham That was one of the tricky issues at the beginning of the build. I couldn't find any LAA inspector with a 4SA approval near me. Had to find an inspector who could get that added to his approval list. The LAA website lists all inspectors and their approvals by the postcode. Check out. Since then my inspector has been great to work with. I've had about 5 inspections so far.
My work bench is 1.2m wide by 2.4m long. Ideally a 1m wide table is better. So the sides slightly overhang and is easier to access the rivets along the bottom sides
@@ashokaliserilthamarakshan5079 Thanks - I'm working on getting my shop ready for the build and have been waiting on building any benches because I wasn't sure how wide or long it should be. I already have two work benches which are storage cabinets for my garage but I knew it wasn't quite wide enough and am going to build a cap to go on top of it. So it looks like about 40" wide should be correct (1m = 39.3"~ish). Do I need something longer than 2.4m for the wing build? I can easily take my two rolling work benches and build them to be greater than 16 feet if I need to.
@@ibgarrett If I were to do it again and had a flat floor surface to work on, I would go with 2 X 1.5m X 1m tables on wheels. When doing the wings, the end jigs have to be kept 4.8mts apart, so you can move the tables apart and easily access all the bottom skin rivets from underneath. Having 2 tables that can be pulled apart so you can access all the bottom rivets will make building the fuselage and the Elevator especially a lot easier. Good luck with the workshop setup
@@slingbuilduk400 Perfect - that's basically what I have (two tables). Everything in my shop is on wheels at this time so I was thinking I'd just make some caps to go on top of the two rolling tables and then tie them together using the tops. Unfortunately the floor is far from level, but having the two tops tied together I think I can achieve levelness as part of that plan. Looks like I know what I'm doing this weekend. :)
@@ashokaliserilthamarakshan5079 and by the way - it's REALLY impressive the work you're doing in such a constrained space. I have a two and a half car garage that I'm going to build mine in and people think I'm crazy because that's "not enough room"...
Most builders in the UK here are coating their interior with Aerowave 201. I skipped priming to save time on the build. Will coat the interior surfaces with ACF 50 after painting.
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These videos are awesome and I've been watching a ton - I am looking at building a kit, trying to choose between a Sling TSI and an RV-10 - I wondered if you considered the RV-10 and what made you go down the Sling TSi route?
Thanks, appreciate your comments. I did consider the RV10 early on. Evan Brunye did a video on the comparison which was pretty much the same I found from my own online research. I didn't have any previous build experience. The fact that its only pop rivets, lesser build time and the Rotax 915 engine that can run MoGas were the 3 main factors that made me go the Sling route.
@@slingbuilduk400 Thanks, I'll check out his video also, I'm UK based also, have you found any issues with shipping or access to tools over here?
@@slingbuilduk400 Also, how's your experience of the LAA inspector been, all straightforward? Have you done a video on the process of registering a project / inspections?
@@pilotlanham Check out Evans videos. It's kind of my go-to for everything related to this build. Getting tools and other supplies haven't been a issue. Adams Aviation and LAS Aero are really good. Sling has a UK base now around an hour's drive from me. So future kit deliveries will be easy
@@pilotlanham That was one of the tricky issues at the beginning of the build. I couldn't find any LAA inspector with a 4SA approval near me. Had to find an inspector who could get that added to his approval list. The LAA website lists all inspectors and their approvals by the postcode. Check out. Since then my inspector has been great to work with. I've had about 5 inspections so far.
Doing great. Not sure when I taking delivery on my kit yet, but it’s on order. Quick question. What is the width of your workbench?
My work bench is 1.2m wide by 2.4m long. Ideally a 1m wide table is better. So the sides slightly overhang and is easier to access the rivets along the bottom sides
@@ashokaliserilthamarakshan5079 Thanks - I'm working on getting my shop ready for the build and have been waiting on building any benches because I wasn't sure how wide or long it should be. I already have two work benches which are storage cabinets for my garage but I knew it wasn't quite wide enough and am going to build a cap to go on top of it. So it looks like about 40" wide should be correct (1m = 39.3"~ish). Do I need something longer than 2.4m for the wing build? I can easily take my two rolling work benches and build them to be greater than 16 feet if I need to.
@@ibgarrett If I were to do it again and had a flat floor surface to work on, I would go with 2 X 1.5m X 1m tables on wheels. When doing the wings, the end jigs have to be kept 4.8mts apart, so you can move the tables apart and easily access all the bottom skin rivets from underneath. Having 2 tables that can be pulled apart so you can access all the bottom rivets will make building the fuselage and the Elevator especially a lot easier. Good luck with the workshop setup
@@slingbuilduk400 Perfect - that's basically what I have (two tables). Everything in my shop is on wheels at this time so I was thinking I'd just make some caps to go on top of the two rolling tables and then tie them together using the tops. Unfortunately the floor is far from level, but having the two tops tied together I think I can achieve levelness as part of that plan. Looks like I know what I'm doing this weekend. :)
@@ashokaliserilthamarakshan5079 and by the way - it's REALLY impressive the work you're doing in such a constrained space. I have a two and a half car garage that I'm going to build mine in and people think I'm crazy because that's "not enough room"...
Odd, I've only seen one builder of a plane like this where all the inner aluminium interiors parts get primed.
Most builders in the UK here are coating their interior with Aerowave 201. I skipped priming to save time on the build. Will coat the interior surfaces with ACF 50 after painting.
You said you were using Loctite when installing rivenuts, do you confirm or did you rather mean Duralac green to prevent galvanic corrosion?
No, I'm using loctite 277 as per the build manual when setting Rivnuts. Hope that acts as a barrier between the two metals.
WD-40? Really? Thats not a lubricant.
I haven't tried it yet, hopefully won't need it 🤞