Sonex First Flight: Steve Rance
Congratulations to Steve Rance of Dorset, England, UK whose tri-gear, CAMit 3300 powered Sonex (S/N 1602) flew for the first time on May 2nd! “Camit 3300, 24 litres of fuel and headwind of 5mph, left the ground in less than 150 yards,” writes Steve. “I was pleased with the relatively short field performance as the… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Tom Wasser
Congratulations to Tom Wasser of Lyons, New York whose standard gear, AeroVee powered Sonex (S/N 1636) flew for the first time on April 28th! “Craig Ritson (Sonex offered and I agreed to have him flight test my Sonex at Williamson-Sodus KSDC,” writes Tom. “He said the plane functioned perfectly with minimal control inputs. 133[mph] TAS… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Jeff and Jake Logan
Congratulations to Jeff and Jake Logan of Millersburg, Indiana whose tri-gear, Jabiru 3300 powered Sonex (S/N 1416) flew for the first time on April 29th! “She flies as good as she looks!,” writes Jake. “It was a great father/son project.” Gold Wings are on the way to the Logans! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions
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
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
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
Onex First Flight: Clinton Fruit
Congratulations to Clinton Fruit of Dodgeville, Wisconsin whose AeroVee powered, standard gear Onex (S/N ONX0091) flew for the first time on September 10th! “The aircraft flew as expected, and we have been flying our Sonex [S/N 828] and enjoying it for several years,” writes Clinton. Gold Wings are on the way! View the Latest Sonex… Read More
