Waiex-B First Flight: Les Wellington
Congratulations to Les Wellington of Eugene, Oregon whose tri-gear, AeroVee powered Waiex-B (S/N WXB0023) flew for the first time on August 13th! “August 13, 2019 was first flight for our Waiex-B flown by Gary Ludeke,” writes Les. “Performed seven successful takeoff and landings with no known issues. Very exciting to see the plane fly that… Read More
SubSonex First Flight: Tony Nerad
Congratulations to Tony Nerad of Fairfax Station, Virginia whose SubSonex (S/N JSX0011) flew for the first time on August 3rd! “Flew great,” writes Tony. “Needs more runway than I was accustomed to [Tony is a former Harrier pilot], but once airborne handles well and has superb visibility. I’m enjoying flying it.” Gold Wings are on the way!… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Richard Young
Congratulations to Richard Young of Virginia, South Australia whose standard gear, AeroVee powered Sonex (S/N 1566) flew for the first time on June 25th! “After 6 1/2 years of scratch building and head scratching my Sonex flies like a dream,” writes Richard of his plans-built aircraft. “Taking off on a fine still morning at YGAW…. Read More
Onex First Flight: Ben Grubb
Congratulations to Ben Grubb of Veneta, Oregon whose standard gear, AeroVee Turbo powered Onex (S/N ONX0143) flew for the first time on June 3rd! “Went awesome,” writes Ben. “Got some great test pilot training from Robbin in Independence and the Sonex podcast ‘First Flight’ was really helpful too. Just added power and went straight down… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Roger Barlee
Congratulations to Roger Barlee of Eagle Point, Victoria, Australia whose tri-gear, Rotax 912-ULS powered Sonex-B (S/N SNB0015) flew for the first time on July 3rd! “The aircraft flew and landed beautifully (as was expected),” writes Roger. “I believe it is the first B model to fly in Australia. I would like to thank all those… Read More
Waiex First Flight: Ryan Roth
Congratulations to Ryan Roth of Knoxville, Tennessee whose standard gear, AeroVee Turbo powered Waiex (S/N W0197) flew for the first time on June 16th! “Well, it flies!” writes Ryan, “All in all, the flight was a great success and I’m very much looking forward to the next one!” Gold Wings are on the way to Ryan!… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Ron Milan
Congratulations to Ron Milan of Roanoke, Virginia whose standard gear, Jabiru 3300 powered Sonex (S/N 1037) flew for the first time on May 21st! “Oh My gosh! Wow! Finally,” writes Ron, “but man this is one smooth set-up!” Gold Wings are on the way! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions
Sonex First Flight: Steve Rance
Congratulations to Steve Rance of Dorset, England, UK whose tri-gear, CAMit 3300 powered Sonex (S/N 1602) flew for the first time on May 2nd! “Camit 3300, 24 litres of fuel and headwind of 5mph, left the ground in less than 150 yards,” writes Steve. “I was pleased with the relatively short field performance as the… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Tom Wasser
Congratulations to Tom Wasser of Lyons, New York whose standard gear, AeroVee powered Sonex (S/N 1636) flew for the first time on April 28th! “Craig Ritson (Sonex offered and I agreed to have him flight test my Sonex at Williamson-Sodus KSDC,” writes Tom. “He said the plane functioned perfectly with minimal control inputs. 133[mph] TAS… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Jeff and Jake Logan
Congratulations to Jeff and Jake Logan of Millersburg, Indiana whose tri-gear, Jabiru 3300 powered Sonex (S/N 1416) flew for the first time on April 29th! “She flies as good as she looks!,” writes Jake. “It was a great father/son project.” Gold Wings are on the way to the Logans! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions
