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
Waiex-B First Flight: Patrick Murry
Congratulations to Patrick Murry of Gardner, Kansas whose standard gear, Jabiru 3300 powered Waiex-B (S/N WXB0038) flew for the first time on June 19th! "With the mentorship of Bob Mika and the transition training provided by Jeff Schultz as well as some mechanical assistance in the final stages, my naked Waiex broke the surly bonds… Read More
Waiex-B First Flight: Murray Parr
Congratulations to Murray Parr of Dunlop ACT, Australia whose standard gear, Rotax 912ULS powered Waiex-B (S/N WXB0015) flew for the first time on May 6th! “Couldn’t be happier with how well the Waiex flew,” writes Murray. Gold Wings are on the way! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions Learn More About the Waiex-B!
Waiex-B First Flight: Elwyn Peachey
Congratulations to Elwyn Peachey of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania whose standard gear, AeroVee Turbo powered Waiex-B (S/N WXB0048) flew for the first time on February 19th! “Great first flight of Waiex N48YX on Sunday Feb 19, 2023,” writes Elwyn. “The satisfying reward of 2 years of night and weekend kit assembly. Many thanks to Sonex for an… Read More
Waiex First Flight: Jeff Wisneski
Congratulations to Jeff Wisneski of Milwaukee, Wisconsin whose standard gear, AeroVee Turbo powered Waiex (S/N W0196) flew for the first time on August 17th! “I am happy to report that the airframe exceeded my expectations and has been great to fly,” writes Jeff, “I wanted to stay with the original design to achieve the handling… Read More
One Week Wonder Waiex Flies!
The AirVenture 2022 One Week Wonder Waiex-B made its maiden flight early this morning here in Oshkosh! Flown by EAA and Sonex alumn Joe Norris, the Rotax 912iS powered, standard gear Waiex-B serial number WXB66OWW made a brief shake-down first flight. Initial rate of climb information indicated over 1600 feet per minute and overall performance… Read More
Waiex First Flight: Bryan and Adam Cotton
Congratulations to Bryan and Adam Cotton of Poplar Grove, Illinois whose standard gear, AeroVee powered Waiex (S/N W0191) flew for the first time on July 25th! “It’s a very easy airplane to fly,” writes Bryan, “and the Aerovee ran great. To get recurrent I flew the flight school Cessna C140. If you can do a… Read More
Waiex-B First Flight: Adèle Feuillye
Congratulations to Adèle Feuillye of Bernes-sur-Oise, France whose tricycle gear, Rotax 912ULS powered Waiex-B (S/N WXB0045) flew for the first time on July 28th! “It flies very well,” writes Adèle, “very pleasant and precise at the control. Very efficient with a Rotax 912ULS 100HP and Duc propeller Swirl !!! 135 kt at 5200RPM! What an… 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
Waiex First Flight: Olivier Duvauchelle
Congratulations to Olivier Duvauchelle of Herissart, France whose standard gear, AeroVee powered Waiex (S/N W0182) flew for the first time on October 24th! “First take-off made on October 24, 2021, is the culmination of 3 years of assembly of the kit,” writes Olivier, “It was exciting and interesting. We will now take advantage of it… Read More
