Waiex-B First Flight: Les Wellington
Congratulations to Les Wellington of Eugene, Oregon whose tri-gear, AeroVee powered Waiex-B (S/N WXB0023) flew for the first time on August 13th! “August 13, 2019 was first flight for our Waiex-B flown by Gary Ludeke,” writes Les. “Performed seven successful takeoff and landings with no known issues. Very exciting to see the plane fly that… Read More
“Sloshkosh” Part 2? Not Quite! AirVenture 2019 Turned Into a Great Week!
The days preceeding EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 yielded record rainfalls, bringing back nightmares of “Sloshkosh” back in 2010. Arrivals were shut-down for anyone that didn’t have guaranteed hard-surface parking, and many aircraft parking areas and camp sites at AirVenture were closed days into the show. Beautiful, mild weather arrived in-time for the Sonex Aircraft Open… Read More
SubSonex First Flight: Tony Nerad
Congratulations to Tony Nerad of Fairfax Station, Virginia whose SubSonex (S/N JSX0011) flew for the first time on August 3rd! “Flew great,” writes Tony. “Needs more runway than I was accustomed to [Tony is a former Harrier pilot], but once airborne handles well and has superb visibility. I’m enjoying flying it.” Gold Wings are on the way!… Read More
Sonex Flying Stories: Aussie Builders Fly to Amazing Alien Landscape
Like many pilots, Sonex Aircraft builders take some pretty fun cross-country trips. A group of four Sonex’s in Australia recently flew to White Cliffs in Western New South Wales. There aren’t any real cliffs in White Cliffs, but what they did find was an amazing alien landcape in the tiny opal mining town where most… Read More
