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June 01, 2015

Aero-TV: An International Phenomenon -- The Aircraft Factory

TAF Is Building A Solid Rep As An Innovative SportPlane Design/Manufacturing Team

While at EAA AirVenture 2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell visits with Mike Blyth, the director for The Airplane Factory (TAF) which produces the line of Sling airplanes. TAF is located in South Africa and produces both kit-built aircraft and factory-completed aircraft. They are a young company, but Blyth discusses production figures that show they are becoming a stable part of the sport plane industry. Blyth says that TAF is proud to establish itself in the United States.

Is A Taildragger The Right Thing For A Sport Pilot?

Sport pilots or pilots exercising sport pilot privileges, have a choice between tricycle gear airplanes and taildraggers. Most of the FAA type certificated sport pilot eligible airplanes are the taildragger classics like the Piper Cub series, the Aeronca Champ, the Taylorcraft, and several others.