Xenos First Flight: William Volcko
Congratulations to William Volcko of Skaneateles, New York whose AeroVee powered Xenos (S/N X0068) flew for the first time on August 24th! "Flew full throttle to 7500′ loitered for total of 40 minutes," writes Bill. "Did some maneuvers, slow flight and stalls. Engine shut down, flew another 20 minutes to uneventful landing. Very happy. Flies… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Gary Briggs
Congratulations to Gary Briggs of Manukau, New Zealand whose Rotax 912 ULS powered Standard Gear Sonex (S/N 1531) flew for the first time on August 24th! "David Wilkinson took my plans built Sonex for it’s first flight and says it’s a ‘pocket rocket’," writes Gary. "It flew Hands off and with no trim required. Thanks… Read More
SubSonex First Flight: Ken Hollrah
Congratulations to Ken Hollrah of Fairmont, Oklahoma whose SubSonex Personal Jet (S/N JSX0008) flew for the first time on August 12th! "SubSonex 008 made its first flight on August 12," writes Ken. "Climbed to altitude and performed a few basic maneuvers along with several approaches to stall at various flap settings. I have made two… Read More
Onex First Flight: Gordon Baxter
Congratulations to Gordon Baxter of Kitchener, Ontario Canada whose VW powered Standard Gear Onex (S/N ONX0024) flew for the first time on June 17th! “My Onex made it’s first flight with my friend and test pilot Glen Oliphant on June 17, 2018,” writes Gordon. “The flight went well and we are proceeding with the test… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Richard Ewing
Congratulations to Richard Ewing of Perth, Western Australia whose AeroVee powered Tri-Gear Sonex (S/N 1586) flew for the first time on June 26th! “I’m very impressed with the way the aircraft flies,” writes Richard. “It has very good manners on the ground, has very nicely harmonised controls and gave me no concerns during the flight…. Read More
Peter Weston: BTW, My Sonex is Flying!
Remember how we said that some builders are so busy having fun flying their aircraft that they forget to tell us about their first flights? Here’s another recent example: “Attached is a photo of my completed Sonex," writes Peter Weston of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, “I’ve been flying it happily for years but never reported having… Read More
Waiex First Flight: Donald Wolcott
Congratulations to Donald Wolcott of Brimfield, Illinois whose AeroVee powered Waiex (S/N W0132) flew for the first time on June 24th! "It flew just as expected with no problems," writes Don. "What a rush and experience to be able to build your own plane then give it its first flight. Thanks, Sonex for a great… Read More
Waiex First Flight: Bruce Turner and Chris Wade
Congratulations to Bruce Turner and build partner Chris Wade of Whitianga, New Zealand whose AeroVee powered Waiex (S/N W0083) flew for the first time on June 7th! “Waiex #083, ZK-WYX, took to the air for the first time on 7th June 2018 from Whitianga airfield with Alan Coubray at the controls (Alan is builder of… Read More
Xenos First Flight: Rick Ksander
Congratulations to Rick Ksander of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada whose VW powered Xenos (S/N X0033) flew for the first time on May 27th! “Performed as advertised,” writes Rick. “Thanks to your office for all the help and advise.” Rick is also currently working on SubSonex S/N JSX0012. Gold Wings are on the way! View the Latest… Read More
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
