Robert Barber: Northward Ho! Alaska and Back in a Plansbuilt Sonex
Who says the Sonex is not a cross-country machine? Sonex Builder Robert Barber (S/N 271) sure doesn’t, as he flew his Jabiru 3300 powered Sonex from his home in Bryan, TX to Alaska and back! The tale of his journey can be found in an article Robert wrote for the April, 2014 issue of Kitplanes… Read More
EAA Sport Aviation Magazine: “Clouds With Silver Linings: Iowa pilot goes from busted medical to dreamy machine”
EAA Sport Aviation Magazine “Clouds With Silver Linings: Iowa pilot goes from busted medical to dreamy machine” Read the Article! Our congratulations goes-out to Doug Boyd, builder of Waiex S/N W0080, for being prominently featured as the opening spread of the “Hands On: What Our Members Are Building/Restoring” section of the March, 2013 issue of… Read More
Perspectives on Homebuilding: Flying Magazine sponsored by Aircraft Spruce “Aaron Knight’s Sonex”
Perspectives on Homebuilding: Flying Magazine sponsored by Aircraft Spruce “Aaron Knight’s Sonex” by Dave Gustafson Read the Article! Sonex builder Aaron Knight (Sonex S/N 1024) is featured in a new article posted to the Flying magazine web site! The article is the newest installment in the “Perspectives on Homebuilding” series sponsored by Aircraft Spruce. The in-depth… Read More
Michael Farley: My Life With a Waiex…
Contrary to most stories, I’m going to cheat and tell you the last chapter of this story first. Or, perhaps I should say, I’m going to fill you in on the most recent chapter that I’ve written so far, and then I’m going to sit back and hope that my experiences will help convince you… Read More
EAA Experimenter Newsletter: “The Joy is Repeated: Completion of a Sonex”
EAA Experimenter Newsletter “The Joy is Repeated: Completion of a Sonex” Sonex Builder Karl Storjohann (S/N 1178) completed his Jabiru 3300, Std-Gear aircraft early in 2011 and wrote about it for EAA’s Experimenter newsletter. The article shows Karl’s excitement and perserverence in completing his project! Learn More about the Sonex!
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Building Xenos 42 in a Jersey City Townhouse
When asked by prospective builders “how much shop space do I need to build a Sonex, Waiex or Xenos?” the staff at Sonex Aircraft will sometimes reply with “where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Sonex Aircraft are routinely constructed in single-car garages and other small shop spaces. Through the years, we’ve seen customers building… Read More
EAA.org: “Perseverance Pays Off: EAA staff-built Sonex makes first flight”
EAA.org “Perseverance Pays Off: EAA staff-built Sonex makes first flight” An EAA staff-built Sonex project made its first flight on November 28th, 2010. The first flight represents the culmination of a long-term goal for its builders, and memorializes a fallen member of the build team. Read the full story and watch a video of the… Read More
LAA Light Aviation Magazine: “A Sonex is Born”
LAA Light Aviation Magazine “A Sonex is Born” by Andy Carter Read the Article! Andy Carter, Sonex SN#1109 was featured in the September, 2010 issue of LAA Light Aviation magazine in the UK. Andy is the builder of the first customer-completed Sonex Aircraft to fly in the United Kingdom since Sonex dealer Silver Fern Microlights… Read More
EAA Sport Pilot Magazine: “Cross Country; Flying Across the Lower 48 in a Light Sport Aircraft”
EAA Sport Pilot Magazine “Cross Country; Flying Across the Lower 48 in a Light Sport Aircraft” by Phil Simon Read the Article! The December, 2009 issue of Sport Pilot magazine, features an article highlighting Sonex builder Phil Simon’s cross country adventure: becoming the first Sport Pilot to land in all lower-48 United States. The full… Read More
Stuart Trist: 2,400 miles across the Australian outback
Whoever said the Sonex is not a “touring aircraft?” I think I have given my tri-gear Sonex with a Jabiru 2200 engine a serious testing in long distance touring and it has proved more than capable of the mission, keeping pace with the average GA aircraft burning more than double the fuel. Read the Article:… Read More
