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Category: Sonex Aircraft in the News

Recreational Flyer Magazine

Published: January 1, 2007 | Posted In: AeroConversions Press, Sonex Aircraft in the News, Sonex News

Recreational Flyer Magazine AeroCarb customer Owen MacPherson wrote an article featured in the January-February 2007 issue of Recreational Flyer, the official magazine of the Recreational Aircraft Association Canada. The article features the AeroCarb, clarifying many of the common concerns about slide-type carburators, highlighting the unit’s simple and reliable operation, and MacPherson’s great satisfaction with the AeroCarb,… Read More

Ultraflight Magazine

Published: November 1, 2006 | Posted In: Builder News, Sonex Aircraft in the News

Ultraflight Magazine “Sonex is a Winner!” Lindy-Award-winning “Metal Illness”, Sonex S/N 9 built by Sonex employee Kerry Fores, is featured on the cover!

Corporate Report Wisconsin Magazine

Published: October 18, 2006 | Posted In: Sonex Aircraft in the News, Sonex News

Corporate Report Wisconsin Magazine Article about the Small Business Success Stories awards. Sonex Aircraft, LLC was presented with one of these awards on October 18, 2006. Read the Article!

EAA Sport Aviation Magazine: “A Red-Hot Waiex”

Published: October 1, 2006 | Posted In: Sonex Aircraft in the News, Sonex News, Waiex Press

EAA Sport Aviation Magazine “A Red-Hot Waiex” by Jim Busha Read the Article! The first customer-built Waiex to be completed and flown, Drew Waterworth’s S/N 24, is featured in an 11-page feature article in the October issue of EAA’s Sport Aviation magazine. The article, titled “A Red-Hot Waiex”, includes many beautiful photographs of Drew’s custom Apple… Read More

GlobalAir.com Magazine: “Light Sport Aircraft Can Put the Fun Back Into Your Flying”

Published: September 1, 2006 | Posted In: Sonex Aircraft in the News, Sonex News

GlobalAir.com Magazine “Light Sport Aircraft Can Put the Fun Back Into Your Flying” by Wayne Bressler Article about Sport Pilot and different types of aircraft that can be flown as LSA’s. Sonex Aircraft are featured in the discussion about Experimental/Amateur Built LSA’s. Read the Article Online!

EAA Chapter 1297 Newsletter: Portugal

Published: August 1, 2006 | Posted In: Builder News, Sonex Aircraft in the News

EAA Chapter 1297 Newsletter: Portugal For those of you in the Portuguese-speaking world, Portugal’s EAA Chapter 1297 featured Sonex builder Rui Sereno Melo in it’s August edition. You can download the newsletter here (823k PDF file).

EAA AirVenture Today Newspaper: “Sonex offers discount for schools building planes”

Published: July 27, 2006 | Posted In: Sonex Aircraft in the News, Sonex News

EAA AirVenture Today Newspaper “Sonex offers discount for schools building planes” by Barbara A. Schmitz Article featured in the daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006 features the launch of the Sonex Education Initiative. The article is archived on the EAA AirVenture web site. Click Here to read it!

EAA Sport Aviation Magazine: “Sonex’s Stars Stand for Happy Kids”

Published: July 1, 2006 | Posted In: Builder News, Sonex Aircraft in the News

EAA Sport Aviation Magazine “Sonex’s Stars Stand for Happy Kids” by Ron Dorner Sonex pilot Marty Smiltneek (Sonex S/N 0173) was featured in the July issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine, in “Sonex’s Stars Stand for Happy Kids” (page 93). Ron Dorner, a member of Marty’s EAA chapter 320, wrote the article detailing Marty’s tradition of… Read More

EAA Sport Pilot Magazine: “Simple Flying; a Cross Country Learning Experience”

Published: July 1, 2006 | Posted In: Sonex Aircraft in the News, Sonex News

EAA Sport Pilot Magazine “Simple Flying; a Cross Country Learning Experience” by Kerry Fores Sonex employee Kerry Fores and his Metal Illness (Sonex S/N 0009) is featured as the cover story of EAA Sport Pilot magazine, chronicling his flight to Sun ‘n Fun 2006 in “Simple Flying; a Cross Country Learning Experience” (page 34), an… Read More

Metalcraft Magazine: “Build It, Fly It”

Published: June 1, 2006 | Posted In: Sonex Aircraft in the News, Sonex News

Metalcraft Magazine “Build It, Fly It” by Nestor Gula Article about the Experimental Aircraft Association and all-metal homebuilt aircraft including Sonex Aircraft. The article reviews the design history and roots of the Sonex, Waiex and Xenos.

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