Sonex First Flight: Marc Sanders
04-28-08

Congratulations to Marc Sanders of Edgerton, Kansas, whose VW powered, Tri-Gear Sonex (S/N 877) flew for the first time on April 26. "It flies as advertised!" commented Marc. "Many thanks to Bob Mika, Charlie Radford and Sonex for all their help." Gold Wings are on the way to Marc!

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Sonex First Flight: Rod Panzer
04-24-08

Congratulations to Rod Panzer of Vacaville, California, whose AeroVee powered, Tri-Gear Sonex (S/N 817) flew for the first time on April 21. "I couldn't believe how perfectly flawlessly it tracked, flew, and landed... I was ecstatic with the performance," commented Rod. "Thank you for all your help and GREAT SERVICE.  I've been like a kid for 2 years building this wonderful kit. I highly tout it to anyone who's willing to listen." Gold Wings are on the way to Rod!

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Sonex First Flight: Frank Basile
04-21-08

Congratulations to Frank Basile of Locust Grove, Georgia, whose AeroVee powered, Tri-Gear Sonex (S/N 947) flew for the first time on April 16. "Many thanks to Marty and Quin Kettlewell, Ralph Fadner, Dee Child and Ken Holsten who helped me on this project," wrote Frank. "Kerry [Sonex technical support], your help and support was great. What a plane!!!" Gold Wings are on the way to Frank!

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Sonex First Flight: Bob Arthurs
04-21-08

Congratulations to Bob Arthurs of Kurtistown, Hawaii and Elkhart, Indiana (aircraft built in Elkhart), whose AeroVee powered, Standard-Gear Sonex (S/N 830) flew for the first time on April 16. "It climbed like a banshee at 85. That VW engine must be on steroids," remarked Bob. "I was one giddy guy!" Gold Wings are on the way to Bob!

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Build Faster, Smarter and More Economically with New Sonex Workshop Incentives!
04-16-08

Sonex Aircraft, LLC is pleased to announce deepened Sonex and Waiex kit discount incentives for attendance of Sonex Aircraft Workshops! Beginning with the May 3-4, 2008 Sonex Aircraft Workshop, attendees of Sonex Workshops who purchase a Sonex or Waiex Complete Airframe Kit with Pre-Assembled Main Wing Spars and Machined Angle Component Kit upgrades will receive a $1,000 discount if purchase is made within 30 days of workshop attendance.

The Sonex Aircraft Workshop continues to be an extremely valuable experience for our builders, saving them time, money and answering many frequently asked questions in the building process. This deepened Workshop Attendance Incentive extends the tremendous value already offered to customers purchasing Sonex, Waiex and Xenos Complete Airframe Kits, to those wishing to upgrade their kits with the very popular Pre-Assembled Main Wing Spar and Machined Angle Component Kit options. These kit upgrades can save many hours of build time, and combined with new Workshop Attendance Incentives, Sonex and Waiex builders can now build faster, smarter and more economically than ever before!

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E-Flight Initiative Progress Update Posted
04-02-08

The Sonex E-Flight Initiative design team has been hard-at-work on E-Flight research and development projects since the Initiative was announced at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007. Much progress has been made on the Electric power component of the Initiave, designing, building and testing proprietary AeroConversions components for electric flight. A progress update and video of a test-run of the AeroConversions E-Flight Electric Motor has been posted to the newly-redesigned E-Flight Initiative web site: AeroConversions.com/e-flight

A Reminder about Sun 'n Fun 2008
03-19-08

As spring draws near, we continue to receive a few "see you at Sun 'n Fun" notes from our builders and prospective customers, and we would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that Sonex Aircraft, LLC will not be exhibiting at the 2008 Sun 'n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Florida.

The Sonex exhibit team observed a drastic drop-off in Sun 'n Fun attendance in 2006, following several years of more gradual decrease in qualified homebuilt consumer attendance. We feel the show is no longer providing an adequate return on the significant investment in time and resources required to maintain a presence as an exhibitor.

The Sonex Aircraft, LLC team is instead focusing all of our efforts on preparations for our own upcoming events including the May 3-4 Sonex Builder Workshop, June 14th Sonex Homecoming Fly-In, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, along with E-Flight and other Research and Development Programs. For a complete listing of upcoming events, please see our Sonex Events Page.

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John and Betty Monnett Complete Productive Tour of New Zealand and Australia
03-13-08

Sonex Aircraft, LLC Founder, President and designer John Monnett and his wife and Sonex CFO, Betty Monnett returned last week from a 17 day tour of New Zealand and Australia. John Monnett was an invited speaker at the awards dinner for the SportAvex New Zealand Annual Fly-In and Air Show in Tuaranga, New Zealand, and he presented a Sonex Aircraft and AeroConversions forum during the show as well. The Monnetts wrapped-up their tour with a visit to the Jabiru and Microair factories in Bundaberg, Australia, and they met many Sonex Aircraft builders along the way. John and Betty would like to thank the event organizers and Sonex builders at SportAvex, the builders in Sydney and Brisbane, Australia, and owners of Jabiru and Microair in Bundaberg for their gracious hospitality.

Sonex builders at SportAvex: From left to right, back row: Paul Blackmore, Bruce Turner, Brian Sharp, Ian Redgrave; front row: John and Betty Monnett, Alan Coubray, Rex Kenny, Chris Wade.	New Zealand Sonex builder Alan Coubray won Best Class 2 Two Seat Microlight Aircraft with his AeroVee powered Sonex S/N 689 at SportAvex.
Sonex builder, and Manager of the Sport & Recreational unit of New Zealand's CAA aviation authority, Rex Kenny (far left), John and Betty Monnett, and Sonex builder Mark Norgate (far right) at SportAvex.	Sonex builders gathered with the Monnetts for a luncheon in Sydney, Australia. Back row, from left to right: Doug McLean, Peter Eedy, Adrian Clout, David Buck, Jim Lewis, Jamie Honan, Mike Strudwick; Front row, left to right: John Monnett, Lynn Jarvis, Stuart Trist, and Simon Bull.
	Left: Stuart Trist and his Sonex S/N 181 pose with the "Crusader Cup" for the best presented aircraft, won at a Lightweight Aircraft Association fly-in just a few days after John and Betty Monnett's visit with Stuart in Sydney. Stuart publishes a newsletter for Australian Sonex Aircraft builders.
For those of you nearing the end of a down-under summer who didn't believe John and Betty's stories of record snows here in Oshkosh, WI, the Monnetts wanted to pass-along this recent picture of the Sonex warehouse. This was taken after a few days of 40 degree temperatures and considerable melting, but you can see we still have plow piles that rival the roof eves and snow drifts partially covering the windows!