TSI#004 - LBA callsign D-ETSI reserved, shipment loaded onto ship

Today, I recieved a letter from the Luftfahrt Bundesamt confirming the reservation of my desired callsign. In accordance with the application, we have reserved the following registration number “D-ETSI” for your sample “Sling TSi-JG”. The reservation is valid until 16.08.2024. In addition to that, the loading of my first order onto the vessel is confirmend. Let’s see how long it takes for MSC Desiree to make it’s way from ZA to NL....

August 23, 2023 · 1 min · 72 words · Jan Gilla

TSI#003 - LBA application confirmed and first parts ready for shipping

Today, I recieved a letter from the Luftfahrt Bundesamt confirming the application for my Sling TSI built. In addition to that, they also approved the selection of my examiner and my referee which will supervise the whole building process. A few days later, I got a message from Johan (Aircraft Builders Europe) informing me about the production status of the first part of my kit. The production process is finished and all the parts of my first order are ready to be shipped....

July 28, 2023 · 1 min · 83 words · Jan Gilla

TSI#002 - Serial-Number, OUV and LBA application

Good news, I just recieved the serial-number of my Sling TSi kit. My airplane will be number 517sk and the first parts will hopefully be delivered by the end of the year. Besides getting the airplane built, there is a bunch of paperwork to be done. I registered myself as a member of the Oskar-Ursinus-Vereinigung (OUV) as they are the responsible party for building experimental aircrafts in Germany. Once the registration on their end was completed, we started working on the first expert report....

June 29, 2023 · 1 min · 121 words · Jan Gilla