Sonex is a Winner Even at Miniature Scale!
Congratulations to modeler Gary Smith for winning 2nd Place in the Designer Scale class at this year’s AMA Scale Nats National Aeromodeling Champtionship event in Muncie, Indiana in July! Gary’s Sonex model is 29% of a full-size Sonex with a 74″ wingspan. The model weighs 12 lbs gross with 6 LIPO packs on-board to power… Read More
Top Gun – Sonex is Barnstormers Video of the Week
Graeme Smith, owner of Sonex s/n 1153, was so inspired by the new film Tom Gun – Maverick that he decided to film his own version! His video has made it to the big time in the homebuilt aircraft world, featured as the Barnstormers.com eFlyer newletter’s Featured Video of the Week. Enjoy! See More Customer… Read More
Waiex-B First Flight: Chris Paegelow
Congratulations to Chris Paegelow of Abilene, Texas whose standard gear, AeroVee Turbo powered Waiex-B (S/N WXB0021) flew for the first time on June 12th! “It was just a quick 20-minute flight at KABI (Abilene, TX),” writes Chris, “but it was clear that the plane flew great as soon as I left the ground. Very intuitive… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Bill Winkler
Congratulations to Bill Winkler of Chesterfield, Missouri whose standard gear, AeroVee powered Sonex (S/N 0530) flew for the first time on June 9th! “The plane flew and handled beautifully,” writes Bill, “quick, nimble and very well behaved! It was a pleasure to build… Thanks to Sonex for the great design, remarkably detailed plans and your… Read More
2022 Midwest Sonex Fly-In is In the Books!
The 2022 Midwest Sonex Fly-in is in the books, held at Drake Field Airport (KFYV) in Fayetteville, AR on June 4th! A wonderful time was had while new friends met and shared their Sonex building and flying experience with some 30 attendees this year. Two Sonex aircraft were in attendance this year but the enthusiasm… Read More
SubSonex First Flight: Don Moseley
Congratulations to Don Moseley of Driggs, Idaho whose SubSonex (S/N JSX0051) flew for the first time on April 22nd! “Kit delivery took place on December 15th, 2021 and first flight took place just over 4 months later on April 22nd, 2022,” writes Don, “The build was a full time job and extremely enjoyable with approximately… Read More
Sonex Builder Events: Sonex Foundation BBQ at 7th Heaven is Set for Oshkosh ’22!
The Sonex Builders and Pilots Foundation annual AirVenture BBQ is back again for 2022, scheduled for Wednesday, July 27th! The party will be an informal BYOB burgers and brats affair at Wayne Daniels’ 7th Heaven over on the east side of Wittman Field. The night airshow is a highlight of the week, and attendees can enjoy it from… Read More
Sonex Builder Events: Midwest Sonex Fly-In is Set for June 4
Save the date! The Midwest Sonex Fly-In is set to return to Fayetteville, AR again this year on June 4th. Fly-In and Drive-In attendance is welcome. Sonex builder-sponsored fly-in events are a great opportunity to meet Sonex Aircraft builders, learn about their projects and sometimes even take a ride in a Sonex for the first… Read More
Onex First Flight: Edward Parisi
Congratulations to Edward Parisi of Katy, Texas whose standard gear, AeroVee powered Onex (S/N ONX0196) flew for the first time on April 27th! “Handled and flew just perfect,” writes Edward, “flew about 30 min. No Engine temperature issues and excited about getting on with the phase 1 and having some fun.” Gold Wings are on the… Read More
The First Thousand Hours: Waiex W0082
Congratulations to Kip Laurie, builder and owner of Waiex W0082 who recently surpassed 1,000 hours on his aircraft! The orange and white Jabiru 3300 powered taildragger has become extremely well-known in the Sonex community both for the quality of the build as-well as the quality of the builder’s personality. In his post to the SonexBuilders.net… Read More
