See the Latest KITPLANES Interview About the Sonex Highwing!
Following last week’s major progress update on the development of the Sonex Highwing design, Sonex owner & president and Sonex Highwing designer Mark Schaible spent some time chatting with Marc Cook of KITPLANES Magazine about the aircraft. See the full video interview above or on the KITPLANES web site today! Learn More About the Sonex… Read More
Sonex Aircraft in the News: The Long View of SubSonex Ownership
The award winning SubSonex Personal Jet built by KITPLANES Editor at Large and retired NASA Flight Director Paul Dye once again graces the cover of KITPLANES magazine this month. This article is an insightful review of Paul’s SubSonex ownership experience over the past four years. Like the rest of the Sonex fleet of aircraft designs,… Read More
Sonex-B First Flight: Rich Mercurio
Congratulations to Rich Mercurio of Pataskala, Ohio whose AeroVee Turbo powered Sonex-B (S/N SNB0027) flew for the first time on February 3rd! “Took off and landed on 9OA5 in Hebron, Ohio behind the AeroVee turbo,” writes Rich. “Thanks to Jim Carter and Jim Baldwin who looked over my shoulder during build. Sonex help line also… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Steven Ridge
Congratulations to Steven Ridge of Stocksbridge, Sheffield, UK whose CAMit 3300 powered Sonex (S/N 1383) flew for the first time on January 6th! “Now Finished and flown from Crosland Moor, Huddersfield,” writes Steven Gold Wings are on the way! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions Learn More About the Sonex!
Sonex First Flight: Carl Jaeger
Congratulations to Carl Jaeger and friends from Norway whose UL350iS powered Sonex (S/N 1571) flew for the first time on December 27th! “Sonex #1571, reg nr LN-SNX flew for the first time in Kristiansand, Norway on 27th December,” writes Carl, “It is standard gear, with a UL Power 350is engine which provides plenty of power…. Read More
Waiex-B First Flight: Martin Giraldo – Completing His Father’s Dream
Congratulations to Martin Giraldo of Bogotá, Colombia for completing his father’s dream of building and flying an aircraft by flying Waiex-B (S/N WXB0020) for the first time on December 21st! “At Sun ‘n Fun 2016 my father Mauricio Giraldo purchased the Waiex-B [kit] and in November of that year the tail kit arrived and so… Read More
What if David Attenborough Meets a Waiex?
“Hope you enjoy this fun side of building a Sonex,” is the closing slide of this new video made by Australian Waiex-B builder Andy Gaunt, and that says it all. What is a homebuilt aircraft project supposed to be if not fun? Builders of Sonex kits are having fun in many different forms, keeping the… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Addison Singleton
Congratulations to Addison Singleton of Somerset, Massachusetts whose AeroVee Turbo powered Sonex (S/N 1405) flew for the first time on October 11th! "A very proud day for me!" writes Addison, who perservered through life interruptions to build his aircraft. "Started this project in 2015 and finally made it to the finish line! Appreciate everything the… Read More
Cross-Country to T25 in my Sonex: Robbie Culver
Sonex builder Robbie Culver (Sonex 1517) and his wife Brenda, both pilots, have decided fulfill their lifelong dream of airpark living. A talented writer and photographer, Robbie decided to document his Sonex relocation to Aero Estates Airport for Air Facts Journal to share this enjoyable, though weather affected trip to his family’s new Texas dream… Read More
New Addition to the SubSonex Airshow Fleet: Torrey Ward
Sonex is pleased to announce that another SubSonex owner has hit the airshow circuit in his microjet! Torrey Ward, owner of SubSonex JSX0019, can now be added to the list of pilots flying the SubSonex Personal Jet in airshows. He joins the ranks of Tom Larkin who currently flies an extensive schedule of shows each… Read More
