SLING TSI AIRCRAFT REVIEW | ROTAX 915iS
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4 жыл бұрынI have been waiting 3 months to fly this airplane. It had been away doing airshows and demo flights but finally it was my turn to get my hands on this beautiful new experimental Sling TSI aircraft.
The Airplane Factory really out did themselves when designing this plane. With a climb rate of over 1500 feet per minute and cruise speeds nearing 150 knots, this sure is a thriller that makes you feel like a little kid. The performance improvements over the Sling 4 is amazing.
That Rotax 915is engine is unbelievable. With a rated horsepower of 141hp, turbo charged and fuel injected and all controlled by a FADEC system. This is true modern technology in an airplane engine and it is clearly expressed in the low fuel burn.
Whether you're doing cross country flights or just the fun flip every now and then, this aircraft will always give you that butterfly feeling.
In this video we go over all the new features of the Sling TSI and how it differs from it's little brothers. I hope you enjoy the video.
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@wrongcontainer 4 жыл бұрын
I've only recently found out about this plane and have been watching a few videos about it; of course Mojogrip too. This video is hands down my favourite though. Hearing all that highly professional radio talk gibberish on the american channels and you comes here and hears 'lekker man'. Brilliant! :)
@TCFixerDude 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Thomas - excellent review.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure Tom. Thank you for the support.
@AusFlightSimmer 4 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks for that. She looks great!
@TheOzflyer 4 жыл бұрын
It’s quite a nice looking aircraft, I haven’t had the pleasure of flying one yet, I’ve flown the Sling 4 and currently fly a Sling 2, I’m certainly a fan of the Sling, and have been for several years, we owned the first Sling in Australia, and now they are very popular here, for very good reason, they are a great aircraft. Thanks for the video, safe flying friend! 👍
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment! So great to see people are watching my content in Australia!
@pinepienaar3899 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice plane and good video. Thanks
@mojogrip 4 жыл бұрын
That was beautiful to watch. What an awesome bird. Can't wait.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike! You’re going to have such a blast in the TSI. I’m very jealous.
@about2land 3 жыл бұрын
Mike when are you coming to south Africa?
@patricj951 4 жыл бұрын
Good video! I am impressed by the efficiency of such a small plane, faster than most motorbikes with same engine power. And still can carry 4 persons. With such a low weight it's easy to think that the balance should be significantly displaced depending on the number of passengers, still it works.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Patric J with the new wing design on the TSI, they seem to have sorted the centre of gravity issue that was slightly evident in the older Sling 4.
@dennisgeorge8384 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing the video
@jrwarner579 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tom ..gr8 review, Mate!! Hope Mojo Grip Mike likes his!!!
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
JR Warner thanks man!
@mikespeers 4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I was interested in a Vans until Mike Ojo fell in love with the TSI. I really want to see more TSI videos.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Michael Speers I’ll make sure to keep ‘em coming!
@tyler_russell 4 жыл бұрын
I bought the Vans RV10 and am building it now. Vans and Sling are both great. I recommend sitting in both to decide. Met Mojo at OSH-Great guy. You can check out the videos from my wife and our build at kzfaq.info
@darioushdadyan1288 4 жыл бұрын
me too
@tstanley01 4 жыл бұрын
Price being equal, buy an RV-10...it's a lot more airplane...
@DCGULL01 4 жыл бұрын
Impressive flight envelope and great speed! A complex craft with fixed gear. I really, really like it, and, totally understand why MojoGrip Mike chose it. Pricey, but, very well appointed and appropriate for its capabilities.
@danielvanzyl3418 4 жыл бұрын
Jip that's a subscribe right there.. Looking to do my PPL and get me one of those as well... Had a test flight at the factory in 2014 and fell in love with Slings... This one is just upping the game.. Can't wait to fly one down to Cape Town in the near future...
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Good luck! You’ll have the most amazing experience
@michaelstorm5299 Жыл бұрын
Thomas M to Panorama Airfield: "Tower, requesting a low level flyby" Tower: "...negative ghostrider. The pattern is full." ;-)
@KC-sv3wr 4 жыл бұрын
So cool
@larrylegg8245 2 жыл бұрын
Good job Captian
@superpsych1590 4 жыл бұрын
so dope
@davidvanniekerk3813 4 жыл бұрын
Baie dankie Thomas vir 'n puik video. Ek sal vir Malema en sy Bank gaan vra vir die R2.7M. Die Sling 5 (TSi) is dus byna R1m meer as die Sling 2 en ook dubbel die brandstofverbruik ("fuel burn")? Wanneer kom die Diesel model?
@joshcawcutt214 4 жыл бұрын
I saw ZU-TSI at Virginia airport recently in Durban
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Josh Cawcutt isn’t she a beauty 😍
@flyfish 4 жыл бұрын
Nice
@corax2012 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Wow ... make sure your belt is tight in the tiny planes.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Part of every pre-flight
@EatPezzzz 4 жыл бұрын
1:30 the intercooler doesn't keep the engine cold or cool, it cools the post turbo, intake air charge. Compressing air creates heat. Hot air increases predetonation. Boosting the fuel/air charge already increases volatility, so turbo charged engines are already prone to predetonation. Predetonation on a turbocharged engine will destroy it. The intercooler has nothing to do with the engine coolant temperature.
@flexairz 4 жыл бұрын
So true...
@tuomokauhanen1164 4 жыл бұрын
TDM MCL ii
@ess7488 4 жыл бұрын
intercooller keeps turbo cool for better performance nothing else.
@billwessels207 4 жыл бұрын
Intercooler merely cools the hot compressed expanded air directly after the turbocharger, this cooling of the air allows it to be somewhat denser because the heated air was cooled it becomes more compact and more air allowed into the combustion chamber
@billwessels207 4 жыл бұрын
means better combustion of the fuel and thus more horsepower and torque. Usually about 15% more power because of the intercooler.
@MartinHenne 4 жыл бұрын
Good reaction! I've been told to always follow the POH as well so I agree with you on that.
@agustinenzoa4447 4 жыл бұрын
Why do the locals burn the grass like in Amazonia!!? It's contributing to CO2 emissions and Global warming! Is that a common practice in SA?
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment!
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Often grass is burnt here as a fire break. This is our very dry season in Johannesburg and it is a way to mitigate larger uncontrollable fire risks.
@catchingeels 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome plane. I hope to build one too someday. I also follow Mojogrip and will be tracking his progress. How about that Lekker man lekker just after takeoff 😁
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
catchingeels gotta love the unmanned radio frequencies in SA haha!
@MikeMike-er7kn 4 жыл бұрын
The original Sling 4 seemed to have a complex w&b situation with front seat, rear seat and fuel tank(s) weights all coming into play at various points in time and flight. If this one is the same, buyers should read about the one that crashed in Australia.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
I did hear about the crash in Australia. All insurance companies here in SA will now only insure 3 up in the Sling 4. With the extra weight and HP at the front of the Sling TSI and the new wing design, this is a very comfortable 4 person airplane.
@MikeMike-er7kn 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow Thanks for your reply Thomas. Good to know it has been upgraded. Here is the report: www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/aair/ao-2017-081/
@flexairz 4 жыл бұрын
The one that crashed was loaded aft of the W&B limit by the pilot, plus he made a forward slip to landing (where he stalled and spinned into a crash) where he should have gone around. Pilot error, not the aircraft.
@GaryMCurran 4 жыл бұрын
Is TAF going to offer a certified version in the future? I just don't really want to build my own airplane, I want to FLY it! lol
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
You can have the aircraft built for you by TAF themselves at their factory. I highly doubt you’ll ever see a fully certified aircraft out of them.
@flexairz 4 жыл бұрын
There might be lanes (which are separate ignition fuel injection circuits) but no Rotax engine ever had aircraft style magneto's.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Correct
@nathanielihenachor9571 Жыл бұрын
is this classified as a light sport aircraft/microlight or other?
@stoneyislandranch9783 4 жыл бұрын
That's some nasty air there buddy.. But the olane is awsome
@UncleDonDon 4 жыл бұрын
I thought the same. It's a lot of work in that air.
@michaell9811 4 жыл бұрын
Do you have to build it or can you buy one fully assembled?Also what's the heat like under that huge canopy??
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
You can do either (factory built or home built), dependent on where you buy it. I’m not too familiar with the regs in the US but a lot of people tend to go with builder assist out there. The Sling TSI is not as bad as the Sling 2, reason being is that the TSI has an aluminum panel above your head and the 2 has nothing but canopy.
@michaell9811 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow thanks. Looks like a very cool airplane would love to fly it someday!
@fish7days 4 жыл бұрын
Lekker Man !!
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
What makes me think that Lekker man is not a common phrase in Florida? Haha
@fish7days 4 жыл бұрын
Ja Boet....
@tizwicky 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow A lot of us have SA friends in the US and I for one have picked up on some of the more common Afrikaans sayings and slang. Give me something that I can throw back to my SA buddies that they wouldn't expect me to know.
@hogiebb1 4 жыл бұрын
I'm in the U.S. which plane do u recommend to train on for private license, the Cessna 172 or the Sling?.. To me, the Cessna seems like a Model T Ford compared to the Sling...And the sling just seems more fun, and more visibility...I'm considering taking lessons.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
hogiebb1 in terms of getting a cheaper per hour rate and exposure to a modern glass cockpit, I would always choose the sling. The benefit of the 172, is that the aircraft is type certified and would be slightly easier in terms of an international training flight but all can be done in the Sling
@hogiebb1 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow thank u .
@Lloyd2605 4 жыл бұрын
Great video mate.! But... did you say runway "39"..? I'm confused lol.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
29 was the call...
@bstiger6482 3 жыл бұрын
Thomas, a turbo charger is not for cooling, as you mentioned, it is for RAM air. A turbo charger needs more air flow to compress the air density to make the engine more efficient. Please don't be misleading. Thanks
@gregstowell4732 4 жыл бұрын
I saw you mentioned 150 knots ground speed. Did you happen to check true airspeed at 6500’?
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
There didn't seem to be much wind at 6500' that day and if my calculations are correct, with an IAS of 138KIAS at 6500' with a temp of approx 25C then the TAS would be just over 150KTAS
@gregstowell4732 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow Thanks!
@fredalcorn4446 4 жыл бұрын
1111
@anewrnn 4 жыл бұрын
Could you fit snowskiis in the back
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
WHo da doo yip, there is an option for extended baggage to accommodate golf clubs and skis would work there too
@StretchFletcher 4 жыл бұрын
get a snowboard.
@joolkano 4 жыл бұрын
The only thing I doubt is when you said fully loaded with 4 people that it can still climb at 1,500ft/min. I highly doubt that on a Rotax 141hp engine even if its turbo. In this article they tested the plane single pilot and 300 lbs under gross, it was able to do 1,500+ climb rate but it won't do that at full gross. (generalaviationnews.com/2019/03/04/flying-the-sling-tsi/)
@Karuiko 4 жыл бұрын
They never said how old or how heavy those 4 people were.
@joolkano 4 жыл бұрын
@@Karuiko hahaha, that's funny.
@pilotavery Жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that this will hold four people at full fuel, so if they cut down their fuel to a quarter, for a quick 2-hour flight, then it will easily do that
@tizwicky 4 жыл бұрын
Really nice airplane but I still have reservations about the long term viability and longevity of the Rotax 915. I’d like to see a demonstration build of a TSI with a 160HP UL 390is FADAC (ULPOWER.com) or the Continental engine TITAN X340 174HP (Continental.aero). Both of these engines weigh less and are approximately 1/2 the cost of the Rotax 915 and do need the prop reduction gears. Just my opinion!
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
tizwicky Rotax trumps in after sale service, it is turbo charged (I fly in high DA areas), liquid cooled (no shock cooling during rapid descent and also not as heat intensive during a climb) and fuel burn is much better. I will need to double check on pricing and weight. Rotax looks to be about 10K USD more expensive.
@billwessels207 4 жыл бұрын
The Rotax has liquid cooling for the cylinder heads and is therefore a much cooler running engine. It also is lighter in weight. Much more fuel-efficient. In short, the Rotax is a more modern design and power to weight ratio is much better.
@kennicholls2155 3 жыл бұрын
If you are worried about longevity, don't be. We have had lots of jet skis and jet boats with rotax engines in them over the past 25 years. We have thrashed the living daylights out of them, and never had a failure.
@SM-nm1oc 4 жыл бұрын
So what's the cruise speed.?
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Written in at 145KTAS @ 9000ft but I think this is understated, as I was getting 150KTAS at 6500ft.
@104thironmike4 3 жыл бұрын
great vid, but jeebus, turn down the volume of your mic pls. or re-record the voice over, that's horrible to listen to :-P
@StudioRV8 4 жыл бұрын
You said it would climb at 1500 fpm gross, but you only got that solo. What’s the gross climb rate and doesn’t the G5 give you TAS right on the screen.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Field elevation is 5000’ and temperature was also in the mid 20’s C- I also don’t think I was pushing it on the climb. The G3X and G5 give you IAS, TAS and Groundspeed.
@StudioRV8 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow Sling rates this aircraft at 1000fpm climb and 155KTAS www.airplanefactory.com/aircraft/sling-tsi/#1537557664093-ce059bee-db1c Impressive for 144hp and a four place aircraft, but it's no RV10 or SR22.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
The deciding factor is the fuel burn. Less than 30 liters per hour in cruise.
@StudioRV8 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow A very nice overall package. I"m sure it runs very smooth, too. You probably get really good heat as a bonus!
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Studio RV8 the Rotax 915 does put out quite a bit of heat but very easy to manage with a good cooling design
@thinusenslin 4 жыл бұрын
Nice bumpy highveld weather 😬
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Thinus Enslin in the middle of the day this time of year, is definitely not the best time to fly
@AnthonyDigi1205 4 жыл бұрын
Is this plane keeper out side ?
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Nope, always in a hanger
@tonusoodla4868 3 жыл бұрын
How tall are You?
@ThomasMarrow 3 жыл бұрын
178cm
@Virtualmix 3 жыл бұрын
These Bose headset don't sound very good at all, had to watch without sound. Great airplane!
@neve1064 4 жыл бұрын
Cirrus watch out; million dollar price tag is a no bueno. I know, I know: apples and oranges but still.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Much much much more affordable than a cirrus SR-20. What are you buying for all that extra money apart from some paperwork?
@flexairz 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow A real 4 seat full fuel aircraft.
@savethedeveloper 4 жыл бұрын
Litres?
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, all measurements are calculated in litres here in South Africa.
@sethcurran 4 жыл бұрын
How’s the headroom?
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Very good! I’m 5’11” and the seats are adjustable
@agustinenzoa4447 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow I'm 6'4" or 1.91m do you think I fit? I know there are tall Afrikaans in SA Dutch descendants...
@maddoc68 3 жыл бұрын
A bumpy ride 😬
@lifefoodsuperstore3534 4 жыл бұрын
doesn't seem that stable in turbulence......you were getting knocked around quiet a bit
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
That day was particularly turbulent. I can however mention that the TSI is A LOT more stable than the Sling 2 and Sling 4.
@DanFrederiksen 4 жыл бұрын
Why is the voice audio quality so horrendous? I can understand it is degraded by bandwidth limited radio but the direct recording?
@flexairz 4 жыл бұрын
Its Bose.. thats why
@ess7488 4 жыл бұрын
must have been a terrible day for it, constantly in turbulance
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Hot summer day in South Africa
@Turjak_art 4 жыл бұрын
Are the mics so bad in the airplane industry 4:42?
@aviationmediaproductions596 4 жыл бұрын
I would like your permission to feature your Sling TSI report on my channel kzfaq.info - I will of course acknowledge the source and link back to you. Thanks The Ultralight Flyer
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Aviation Media Productions no problem. Let me know when it has been published.
@ultralightnews 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow Thank You
@ultralightnews 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow It is now live at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hr-WddmX1b6Zd40.html Thanks Again
@philipc7801 4 жыл бұрын
Sure nice but I’d rather have an RV10 for similar money.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
The only reason I would take the Sling over the RV10 is the fuel economy.
@flexairz 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow And the related fuel cost.
@billwessels207 4 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasMarrow I used to live in North Plains Oregon, just a couple of blocks away from the Van's facility. Very nice people.
@nickbouvy6524 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. How to make a simple thing complicated.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Complicated in what way?
@nickbouvy6524 4 жыл бұрын
I have seen jet airlines taken aloft professionally with less words and bullshit
@flexairz 4 жыл бұрын
@Tim Tully Probably nothing. He might be a flight sim 'pilot'
@darrenicon5172 3 жыл бұрын
How about 915 Turbo oil supply problems and heat shield and now recalling fuel pumps all this does not give me much confidence in this engine. How does ROTAX fit Turbo with no oil supply amateur mistake 👎
@marcovanwyk2347 4 жыл бұрын
dont you want to put the mic closer to you mouth
@Munroav 4 жыл бұрын
Stop turning your head away from the camera when you are recording. We are unable to hear you.
@ThomasMarrow 4 жыл бұрын
Apologies for that. Will keep focused on speaking directly in to the mic next time :)
@poopsalot 4 жыл бұрын
HORRIBLE choice of music
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