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 Flying Stories: Pete and Wayne’s Excellent SNF Adventure – and an Award!
“Congratulations. Your Aircraft is an Award Winner!” That’s the card that homebuilders around the world hope to see when they return to their aircraft towards the end of a big fly-in. Pete Van Schalkwyk found one such card on his aircraft at Sun ‘n Fun 2019! Congratulations to Pete, whose AeroVee Powered Sonex (s/n 0773)… Read More
SubSonex First Flight: Ryan Steffey
Congratulations to Ryan Steffey of Irwin, Pennsylvania whose SubSonex (S/N JSX0022) flew for the first time on March 15th! “Ryan Steffey completed his JSX-2 in 555 hours of labor and a 2 month 2 week time frame,” writes friend and Reno race pilot Pete Zaccagnino. “His first aircraft build and first jet. Ryan drove his… Read More
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
The Build Everyone is Watching: Paul Dye’s SubSonex Jet Flies!
When the Editor-in-Chief of Kitplanes Magazine decides to build your jet aircraft kit, it gets everyone’s attention. In the age of social media, Paul Dye’s SubSonex build has thousands of people watching, and we’re very proud and excited to announce that Paul’s SubSonex serial number JSX0021 made its first flight on March 24th! “First flight… Read More
Sonex Flying Stories: Juergen Voll is Having a Blast in his Waiex-B!
Waiex B-Model builder Juergen Voll recently sent us this YouTube Video of aerobatics in his AeroVee Turbo powered aircraft. “It flies pretty nice with a nice crisp response to the aerobatic ailerons,” wrote Jurgen in his original first flight post, and you can see he’s just starting to explore that roll response in this video…. Read More
Sonex Builder Events: Midwest Sonex Fly-In Scheduled!
The Midwest Sonex Fly-In will be returning to Fayetteville, Arkansas again for 2019 on June 1st! All Sonex owners, builders, pilots and planes of any type, and those interested in visiting with other Sonex enthusiasts are encouraged to attend. Sonex Builder Events are a great opportunity to learn more about Sonex Aircraft if you’re interested… Read More
1/4 Scale RC SubSonex by Scott Zumwalt
“I like your aircraft so much, I built me one,” writes model builder Scott Zumwalt. Scott has built a beautiful 1/4 scale RC SubSonex Personal Jet! “…100% scratch built,” continued Scott, who used our available 3-View print of the SubSonex. 3-Views of all of our aircraft models are available on our web store for $10… Read More
Waiex-B First Flight: Lou Pappas
Congratulations to Lou Pappas of Glendale, Arizona whose AeroVee Turbo powered, standard gear Waiex-B (S/N WXB0010) flew for the first time on December 16th! This is Lou’s second Sonex Aircraft build, having previously completed and flown Waiex S/N W0031 in 2006. “Thanks to you guys for all your help again,” writes Lou. “#2 Sonex for… 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
