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Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:45 am
by ShawnM
cam737 wrote:RTK..ya got me thinkin'...(that is hard for me to do)...so, I thought about what you said...looked at Sport Cruiser paint jobs...the Sport Cruiser is the best looking airplane out there (right behind the Sling 2 of course
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They say imitation is the best form of flattery, that must be why the designers at the airplane factory made their plane look a little like a SportCruiser.
Don't hate, imitate.
I'm sort of partial to the white, blue and silver SportCruiser myself.
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:01 am
by 3Dreaming
There are many airplanes that use vinyl for color. Flight Design is one. IMO, vinyl is better suited for a composite airplane. When applied to a metal airplane with rivets, and panel seams it just doesn't look as nice.
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:40 pm
by cam737
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:42 pm
by cam737
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 7:40 pm
by Warmi
Oh it looks good, I like how it subtly wraps on the wing tips.
So what do you got left on this build ? Just the painting part , FAA certs and then ready to rumble ?
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:45 am
by cam737
Thanks Warmi. The saying is "90% done, 90% to go". Clear coat paint is done. Next is N-number graphic, re-connect flight controls, install the interior pieces, avionics connections, canopy, prop, pants, a many other little things. Then FAA sign-off/airworthiness certificate and first flight. Midwest Sky Sports pilot will fly first 4 or 5 hours of test flights. Then I will receive flying lessons (maybe in their Sling simultaneous with my Sling test flights??)and complete 40 hour fly-off. 2-3 more weeks to first flight?
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:46 am
by Warmi
Well, 2 or 3 weeks more is nothing given the original starting point ..yet, they will probably seem some of the longest ones ever hehe ...
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 12:05 pm
by Sling 2 Pilot
By the time you get it back to Florida, you’ll have more hours than I have on my Sling and that’s with a flight cross country. LOL. Weather has put a damper on flying here in the NE. Can’t wait, hope you can still stop by on the way down.
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:35 pm
by cam737
Thanks Sling 2! I would like to do the NYC thing. ..and photo shoot!
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:05 pm
by cam737
I am trying to decide on black N-number with silver shading or navy blue with silver shading...I am leaning toward black...any opinions? My Sling is on the left with blue N-numbers photo-shopped on.
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Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:07 pm
by TimTaylor
Same as the stripe.
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:12 pm
by drseti
The font on the left is easiest to read.
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:26 pm
by Warmi
The left N sign looks much better to me ..
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:54 pm
by ShawnM
Same as the stripe color.
My SportCruiser is the same colors as your Sling. White, blue and silver. I replaced all my boring black exterior placards in the blue with a silver drop shadow and I think they look great and they match the paint colors on the plane.
Cant wait to see this thing in person.
Re: Sling 2 build / Midwest Sky Sports
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:56 pm
by TimTaylor
You've already got 3 colors. That's enough.