Onex First Flight: Dirk Verdonck
Congratulations to Dirk Verdonck of Leffinge, Belgium, whose Standard-Gear, AeroVee powered Onex (S/N ONX0117) flew for the first time on May 24th! “First flight today May 24th, a half hour stint over the Belgian coastline,” writes Dirk. “Flew hands-off first time and the second landing attempt was the good one!!!” Gold Wings are on the… Read More
Brian & Chris Ham: BTW, Our Sonex is Flying!
Most builders tell us about their first flights right away, but some are so busy having fun flying their aircraft that they forget to tell us! “My apologies for the delay, the first flight of my Sonex took place four years ago in Jan 2014 and has now completed 350 hrs,” writes Brian and Chris… Read More
Sonex Employee Anniversaries: Cris Nash Celebrates 2 Years of Service!
Congratulations to Cris Nash who celebrates his 2-year employment anniversary at Sonex Aircraft, LLC this month! Cris joined us in May of 2016 as a part-time airframe assembly mechanic while attending Fox Valley Technical College. After graduation with his avionics technician degree we added Cris to our full-time staff as our Quick Build Department Lead Mechanic, and… Read More
Onex First Flight: Leonard Schmader
Congratulations to Leonard Schmader of Sewalls Point, Florida, whose Standard-Gear Onex (S/N ONX0152) flew for the first time on April 28th! “The first flight was great,” writes Len. “no issues with the plane! I want to thank John Willson CFI, of Valkaria, Florida EAA 1288 for checking me out in a two place Sonex, and… Read More
What Makes a Sonex a Sonex?
We recently received a pretty interesting email here at Sonex regarding many of the “unconventional” aesthetic features of our designs. Form definitely follows function with our aircraft and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you forget preconceived ideas of what an aircraft is supposed to look like, you’ll quickly realize that a… Read More
Sonex Employee Anniversaries: Jason Kmecheck Celebrates 4 Years of Service!
Congratulations to Jason Kmecheck who celebrates his 4-year employment anniversary at Sonex Aircraft, LLC today! Jason joined us in April of 2014 as a CAD Draftsman with a degree in Mechanical Design with an emphasis on 3D Solid Modeling and Rapid Prototyping. An Army veteran, Jason served for 6 years as a UH-60 Blackhawk mechanic…. Read More
Sonex Has a Successful Sun ‘n Fun 2018!
Sonex Aircraft has just returned from a very-successful showing at Sun ‘n Fun 2018! Despite some severe weather challenges on the first and last days of the show, weather the rest of the week was beautiful and traffic through the Sonex Aircraft and AeroConversions Products booth spaces was very steady with current and prospective builders… Read More
New Sonex Builder Events Posted
Two new Sonex Builder Events have been posted to our Builder Organizations & Events page, the Midwest Sonex Fly-In set for June 2nd in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the Leeton Fly-In September 15-16 in Leeton, NSW, Australia. A tremendous grass-roots network of builders’ groups and organizations have formed since Sonex’s founding in 1998. These builders’ groups provide… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Jeff Boyd
Congratulations to Jeff Boyd of Ponder, Texas, whose Jabiru 3300 Powered, Standard-Gear Sonex (S/N 1570) flew for the first time on November 30th! “This airplane is a joy to fly!” writes Jeff. “The feel and flight characteristics are wonderful. I was honored to get some flight time in a local Sonex owners aircraft to prepare… Read More
Limited Tech Support April 7th-18th
Sonex Aircraft and AeroVee Owners: Sonex tech support will be limited from April 7th through 18th while staff attends the Sun and Fun Fly-in in Lakeland, FL. Only tech questions submitted through the online contact form on our web site will be checked and responses to those inquiries will be very limited by time and… Read More
