Jim Ballenger: Sonex# 760; Pete Pearson: Sonex# 1051

Sonex builders Jim Ballenger and Pete Pearson flew their Sonex Aircraft for the first time on the same day. Read Pete's brief account of two friends building and flying together.

• A Tale of Two Sonexes
  

Stuart Trist: Sonex# 181

Big Country, Small Plane: 2,400 miles across the Australian outback in Sonex #181 (1.10mb PDF File)

Whoever said the Sonex is not a "touring aircraft?" I think I have given my tri-gear Sonex with a Jabiru 2200 engine a serious testing in long distance touring and it has proved more than capable of the mission, keeping pace with the average GA aircraft burning more than double the fuel.

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Tom Huebbe: Sonex# 764

Sonex builder Tom Huebbe has been flying his Sonex (S/N 764) since Spring, 2007 and has produced several videos about flying his "Silver Bullet." Among our favorites are the following videos:

• Lake Barkley Trip
  


• Crossville 2008
  


• Tommy's Fly-In 2008 with Sonex

Aaron Knight: Sonex# 1024

Sonex builder Aaron Knight (S/N 1024) has been having a blast with his Sonex ever since his first flight of the aircraft last summer.

• Aaron & Elisha's Mass to Grand Canyon SONEX Trip
  


• Flipping the World Around in a Sonex
  


• Sonex Air to Air Aerobatics+Maneuvers 8/08
  
  

Phil Simon and Jerry Bassler: Sonex# 492

Build Partners Phil Simon and Jerry Bassler of San Rafael, California first flew Sonex# 492 in February 2006, and have since flown many long cross countries in the aircraft. On July 21, 2008 the aircraft touched-down in Maryland, completing Simon's goal of landing their AeroVee-powered Sonex in all of the lower-48 United States!

"Our Sonex is the perfect airplane," writes Phil Simon. "Lots of fun to do basic aerobatics in (loops & rolls) and enjoyable to fly cross country in. The little AeroVee engine is bullet proof... Building the Sonex & the AeroVee were two of the most rewarding things I have ever done."

• July, 2008: The Last 12 of all Lower-48 United States
  


• September-October, 2007: 32 States
  


• August, 2006: 10 States
  
  

Much More to Come!

Stay-tuned to this page in the coming weeks and beyond, as we have many, many more Sonex Flying Stories in our email and Discussion Group archives to post, and we will be posting new stories as they come-in too! If you'd like to submit your own Sonex Flying Stories, email them to: sales@sonexaircraft.com