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
Sonex First Flight: Peter Pendergast
Congratulations to Peter Pendergast of Ocean Grove, Victoria Australia whose standard gear, Rotax 912ULS powered Sonex (S/N 1476) flew for the first time last week! “Flies very well with only a couple of minor adjustments necessary,” writes Peter. Gold Wings are on the way! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions
Sonex First Flight: Jim Owens
Congratulations to Jim Owens of Rochester, Minnesota whose standard gear Sonex (S/N 1372) flew for the first time on October 17th! “Sonex N577CG first flight- 10/17/2018, Phase 1 testing completed 3/26/2019,” writes Jim. “The registration number is based on my first training airplane in 1988, a Cessna 150, N66577 and my daughter Cami and son… Read More
Sonex First Flight: William Blakley
Congratulations to William Blakley of Orangevale, California whose AeroVee powered, tri-gear Sonex (S/N 1108) flew for the first time on December 2nd! “Flew great,” writes Bill. Gold Wings are on the way! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions
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
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
Brian & Chris Ham: BTW, Our Sonex is Flying!
Most builders tell us about their first flights right away, but some are so busy having fun flying their aircraft that they forget to tell us! “My apologies for the delay, the first flight of my Sonex took place four years ago in Jan 2014 and has now completed 350 hrs,” writes Brian and Chris… Read More
