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
ASA Founder John Davis Goes West
During the week of AirVenture 2024 the Sonex community received word of the passing of Sonex Builder and American Sonex Association founder John Davis. John, 84, passed away on Monday July 19th in his current home town of Crossville, TN. An Air Force veteran, John flew the C-124 Globemaster II during Vietnam and went-on to… Read More
New: Rotax/Sonex Cooling Kits Available!
Sonex is pleased to announce that new cooling kits are available for Sonex/Rotax engine installations from Cooper Aircraft Corporation! Sonex builder Casey Cooper has developed and refined this cooling kit to withstand the toughest cooling challenges, regularly flying at his home base in Tucson, Arizona and making three trips to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2021,… Read More
Sonex Builder Events: Sonex Foundation BBQ at 7th Heaven is Set for Oshkosh ’24!
The Sonex Builders and Pilots Foundation annual AirVenture BBQ is back again for 2024, scheduled for Wednesday, July 24th! The party will be an informal BYOB burgers and brats affair at Wayne Daniels’ 7th Heaven over on the east side of Wittman Field. The night airshow is a highlight of the week, and attendees can enjoy it from… 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
What if David Attenborough Meets a Waiex?
“Hope you enjoy this fun side of building a Sonex,” is the closing slide of this new video made by Australian Waiex-B builder Andy Gaunt, and that says it all. What is a homebuilt aircraft project supposed to be if not fun? Builders of Sonex kits are having fun in many different forms, keeping the… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Addison Singleton
Congratulations to Addison Singleton of Somerset, Massachusetts whose AeroVee Turbo powered Sonex (S/N 1405) flew for the first time on October 11th! "A very proud day for me!" writes Addison, who perservered through life interruptions to build his aircraft. "Started this project in 2015 and finally made it to the finish line! Appreciate everything the… Read More
