Onex First Flight: Tobie Erasmus
Congratulations to Tobie Erasmus of Thabazimbi, Limpopo South Africa, whose Tri-Gear, VW powered Onex (S/N ONX0144) flew for the first time on August 26th! “The first flight was uneventful and the aircraft performed great,” writes Tobie. “WOW WHAT A RUSH.” Gold Wings are on the way! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions
Xenos First Flight: Larry Taylor
Congratulations to Larry Taylor of Penticton, British Columbia Canada, whose AeroVee powered, Xenos Motorglider (S/N X0063) flew for the first time on July 24th! This is the first Xenos to be reported to Sonex as having been completed in Canada! Gold Wings are on the way to Larry! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions
Sonex First Flight: Joseph Nelsen
Congratulations to Joseph Nelsen of Gunter, Texas, whose AeroVee powered, standard gear Sonex (S/N 1510) flew for the first time on July 20th! “Initial lift off was spectacular!” writes Joseph of the AeroVee powered aircraft’s performance on his 2,700 foot grass runway, “Both takeoff and landing were described by my ground crew of Clint Murphy,… Read More
Onex First Flight: Jonathan Low
Congratulations to Jonathan Low of Westmead, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa, who caught-up with us recently about the December 27th first flight of his Jabiru 3300 powered, standard gear Onex (S/N ONX0142)! “This was my second Onex build,” writes Jonathan. “A Jabiru 3300 was installed and flies great. Squeezed in without cowl modification. Cruises 150 mph… Read More
Onex First Flight: David Jones
Congratulations to David Jones of Germantown, Tennessee, whose AeroVee powered, standard gear Onex (S/N ONX0153) flew for the first time on June 17th! “Flew my Onex (SN0153) on Father’s Day weekend with my Dad (and building assistant) in attendance,” writes David, “Got off the ground rather quickly and made a lap around the pattern to… Read More
Fourth Customer-Built SubSonex Personal Jet Makes First Flight: John Corneal
SubSonex Personal Jet customer completions are continuing to roll-in with a high success rate, as another customer-built SubSonex has flown! Congratulations to John Corneal of Petersburg, Pennsylvania whose SubSonex SN#6 flew for the first time on April 20th! “N465JC took to the sky for her maiden flight this afternoon at 4pm,” writes John. “The flight… Read More
SubSonex First Flight: Redge Greenberg Flies First Customer-Built SubSonex!
Congratulations to Redge Greenberg of Durango, Colorado, who made the first flight of SubSonex serial number JSX0003 yesterday, October 15th: the first customer-built SubSonex Personal Jet to fly! “I flew the SubSonex this morning, for about 35 minutes… all went well,” writes Redge. “My regards to Dwight Tolfer who was a big help for me… Read More
Waiex First Flight: Wendel Waltz
Please note that links on older archive pages are often not active. These pages serve purely as an informational archive. If you have trouble obtaining the information you need from this site, please email the webmaster with your questions. Congratulations to Wendel Waltz of Phoenix, Arizona, who’s AeroVee Powered, Standard Gear Waiex (S/N 16) flew… Read More
Waiex First Flight: Dwight Hoover
Congratulations to Dwight Hoover of Albany, Oregon whose VW powered, Tri-Gear Waiex (S/N W0145) flew for the first time on November 4th! “Very responsive on the controls and feels solid in the pattern,” writes Dwight. “What a plane…. Just over 2 years from start to first flight. Special thanks to my long suffering wife Marcia… Read More
Waiex First Flight: Al Follendorf
Congratulations to Al Follendorf of Neenah, Wisconsin whose AeroVee powered, Standard Gear Waiex (S/N W0159) flew for the first time on October 10th! “Please pass on my appreciation to all the Sonex personel and thanks for such a great kit,” writes Al. “My first flight was great. Having taken T-Flight training from Joe [Norris] and… Read More
