Sonex-B First Flight: James Yrineo
Congratulations to James Yrineo of Columbus, Indiana whose Tri-Gear, Jabiru 3300 powered Sonex-B (S/N SNB0039) flew for the first time on May 24th! “First flight of Sonex-B N239SX is in the books,” writes James. “Plane flew great, was very stable. Had all the Indiana Sonex Squadron there. Everyone in that group photo has built, is… Read More
Waiex First Flight: Tony Ferraro
Congratulations to Tony Ferraro of Johnstown, Pennsylvania whose Standard Gear Waiex (S/N W0181) flew for the first time on April 28th! “I eventually got the nerve (and encouragement from the school instructors) to try to fly it,” Tony writes of his Corvair powered Waiex. “I’m happy to report that the flight was uneventful. The plane… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Steve Donahue
Congratulations to Steve Donahue of Carver, Massachussetts whose VW powered Tri-Gear Sonex (S/N 1472) flew for the first time on November 2nd! Gold Wings are on the way! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions Learn More About the Sonex! Learn More About the AeroVee Engine Kit!
Onex First Flight: Michael Turrell
Congratulations to Michael Turrell of Dutton, Ontario, Canada whose VW powered Tricycle Gear Onex (S/N ONX0080) flew for the first time on October 3rd! Gold Wings are on the way to Mike! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions Learn More About the Onex! Learn More About the AeroVee Engine Kit!
Sonex First Flight: Sparky Harden
Congratulations to Sparky Harden of Warwick, New York whose AeroVee powered Sonex (S/N 1597) flew for the first time on October 8th! “First flight completed this morning, followed by an hour at high power running her in,” writes Sparky. “Thanks to all the folks at Sonex for a great company, a great product and world… Read More
Onex First Flight: Ray Wilhelm
Congratulations to Ray Wilhelm of Bermuda Dunes, California whose Rotax 912 powered Onex (S/N ONX0217) flew for the first time on May 17th! “First flight was May 17, 2024. Since then there have been several more flights to work out the cooling and trim issues,” writes Ray. “After relocating the the oil cooler and installing… 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
