N731PW

N731PW is a Sling Aircraft Sling 4, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by AIRPLANE FACTORY INC. SkyMeter has tracked 138 flights totalling 123 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is O85 to O85. Service window in our records spans 376 days. Of those flights, 28 (20.3%) carry at least one detected incident — go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Sling Aircraft Sling 4 has a maximum takeoff weight of 2,646 lb, light wake category.

About the Sling Aircraft Sling 4

The Sling 4 is a South African-designed four-seat light aircraft built by The Airplane Factory and marketed globally as an amateur-built kit. First flown in 2012, it represents a modern take on the touring aircraft category with all-metal construction, side-stick controls, and a spacious cabin that seats four adults in relative comfort. The design emphasizes cross-country capability with a useful load around 900 pounds and cruise speeds in the 140-knot range, powered by a Rotax 914 turbocharged engine that delivers strong performance at altitude.

What sets the Sling 4 apart in the experimental aircraft market is its blend of European sport-plane handling with genuine four-seat utility—a niche where many designs compromise either payload or speed. The aircraft has found favor with owner-builders seeking a capable tourer that can be assembled from a comprehensive kit, and it's proven popular enough to spawn a certified variant (the TSi) aimed at flight schools and commercial operators. With a never-exceed speed of 165 knots and a stall speed below 50 knots in landing configuration, the Sling 4 offers a comfortable operating envelope for pilots transitioning from trainers to cross-country machines.

SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators over routes, with the largest observed operator.