Building a Sling TSi

Acme Tower: N555, make a left turn at B1, expedite, B737 in short final behind you . Me: willco .  TLDR: Brake, skid, bald tire/puncture. It never happened to me, bah, it never happens to any GA pilot I know! Our propeller hat started to spin a bit. The goal was clear in our mind: to incorporate antiskidding capabilities without adding weight while improving safety.  We heard great comments about Beringer wheels and brake systems. We reached out to Beringer, Midwest Sky Sports and Barry. We learned it is doable. But we also learned there is some complexity associated with it that might make things a bit, how could I say, "questionable". It looks like this: Beringer axles and caliper mount would require major modifications to the TSI main gear legs (TAF provided a guesstimate starting at 50 hours) Sorry, no pants - err wheel pants :) - or we would need to modify them and the mounting brackets. And if pants, we won't be able to brag around, the gorgeous red wheels won't

Today I did some research on the oxygen system for our Sling TSI. We plan to fly far and high, but probably only with two occupants. The plane is rated to 18,00 feet, but some have taken it to 30,000 feet . That's exciting, but we need to make sure our plane is equipped with the oxygen system appropriate for those altitudes. For reference, here are the oxygen requirements at various flight levels: 12,500 feet - the crew must use supplemental O2 after 30 cumulative minutes  14,000 feet - pilots are required to use supplemental O2 15,000 feet - each occupant must be provided supplemental O2 18,000 feet - crew must use an oxygen mask (cannula is no longer sufficient) As part of our panel we are installing an Aithre Shield 3.0, which monitors CO levels in the cabin, as well as O2 tank pressure and blood oxygen levels via bluetooth connected sensors. The complete oxygen system will require the following components: Aithre Shield 3.0 - permanently installed behind the panel Aithre Illyr

We got another update fro Barry at TAF:  We just received an update from our freight forwarder that the container with your Sling TSi quick-build kit is now scheduled to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles on January 20th. The container will be on the Al Muraykh from Singapore to Yantian near Shenzhen then coming on the One Continuity from Yantian, China to Los Angeles

Update from Barry at TAF:  Your Sling TSi quick-build sailed from Durban on December 1st. It’s on the Zim Shanghai and scheduled to transfer to the One Competence in Singapore the 23rd of December.  ETA to the Port of Los Angeles is the 13th of January.