AIRPLANE FACTORY INC· ICAO24 ace4ba· last seen 19d ago

N93QM is a Sling TSi, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by AIRPLANE FACTORY INC. SkyMeter has tracked 1,672 flights totalling 1,405 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is KTOA to KTOA. Service window in our records spans 390 days. Of those flights, 210 (12.6%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Sling TSi has a maximum takeoff weight of 2,050 lb.

About the Sling TSi

The Sling 4 is a South African-designed four-seat light aircraft that has carved out a distinctive niche in the experimental and kit-built market since its introduction in 2013. Manufactured by The Airplane Factory (TAF) in Johannesburg and marketed globally by Sling Aircraft, it represents one of the few modern all-metal kit planes optimized for both amateur construction and factory-built Light Sport or Experimental certification. Powered by a 115-horsepower Rotax 914 turbocharged engine, the Sling 4 delivers respectable cruise speeds around 140 knots while maintaining docile low-speed handling characteristics with a stall speed under 50 knots in landing configuration.

The aircraft's aluminum construction and relatively spacious cabin have made it popular among builders seeking a capable cross-country tourer that can be assembled in a home workshop, typically requiring 1,200 to 1,500 hours of build time. Its high-wing predecessor, the Sling 2, established the brand's reputation for straightforward construction and good flying qualities, but the Sling 4's low-wing configuration and four-seat capacity opened the design to family and small-group travel missions. The type has gained particular traction in the United States experimental market, where its combination of modern avionics compatibility, fuel efficiency, and relatively affordable kit pricing appeals to owner-builders.

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

FLIGHTS
1,672
all time
FLOWN HOURS
1,405
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
69
unique
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CALLSIGNS
1
149 routes
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SERVICE PERIOD
05/28/2025 → 06/23/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
12.6%
210 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

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7

Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

1

Aircraft specifications

Sling TSi

Engines
Single Piston
Vref (approach)
60 kt
MTOW
2,050 lb
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 50 operations of N93QM

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06/23/2026
17m
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06/23/2026
20m
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06/22/2026
24m
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06/22/2026
1h 54m
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06/22/2026
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06/22/2026
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06/19/2026
55m
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06/18/2026
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06/18/2026
12m
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06/18/2026
28m
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06/18/2026
26m
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06/17/2026
25m
△ Unstable approach
06/17/2026
13m
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06/17/2026
11m
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06/17/2026
1h 4m
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06/17/2026
43m
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06/16/2026
8m
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06/16/2026
16m
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06/09/2026
50m
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06/09/2026
49m
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06/09/2026
1h 6m
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06/09/2026
1h 12m
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06/09/2026
53m
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06/08/2026
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50m
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06/08/2026
51m
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06/08/2026
1h 13m
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06/07/2026
1h 1m
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06/06/2026
1h 8m
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06/04/2026
30m
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06/04/2026
32m
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06/04/2026
1h 4m
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06/04/2026
22m
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06/03/2026
1h 19m
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06/03/2026
2h 11m
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06/03/2026
19m
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06/02/2026
17m
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06/01/2026
16m
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06/01/2026
46m
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06/01/2026
1h 4m
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06/01/2026
55m
△ Unstable approach
05/31/2026
1h 34m
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05/31/2026
1h 0m
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05/30/2026
1h 57m
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05/30/2026
56m
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05/30/2026
3h 37m
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05/30/2026
49m
△ Unstable approach
05/30/2026
53m
△ Unstable approach
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