Sonex First Flights – Sonex Aircraft

Sonex-B First Flight: Rich Mercurio

waiex29 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:48:52 +0000

Congratulations to Rich Mercurio of Pataskala, Ohio whose AeroVee Turbo powered Sonex-B (S/N SNB0027) flew for the first time on February 3rd! “Took off and landed on 9OA5 in Hebron, Ohio behind the AeroVee turbo,” writes Rich. “Thanks to Jim Carter and Jim Baldwin who looked over my shoulder during build. Sonex help line also answered a lot of questions. As advertised, it was easy and fun to fly.” Gold Wings are on the way to Rich!

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Sonex First Flight: Steven Ridge

waiex29 — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 22:31:04 +0000

Congratulations to Steven Ridge of Stocksbridge, Sheffield, UK whose CAMit 3300 powered Sonex (S/N 1383) flew for the first time on January 6th! “Now Finished and flown from Crosland Moor, Huddersfield,” writes Steven Gold Wings are on the way!

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Sonex First Flight: Carl Jaeger

waiex29 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:30:25 +0000

Congratulations to Carl Jaeger and friends from Norway whose UL350iS powered Sonex (S/N 1571) flew for the first time on December 27th! “Sonex #1571, reg nr LN-SNX flew for the first time in Kristiansand, Norway on 27th December,” writes Carl, “It is standard gear, with a UL Power 350is engine which provides plenty of power. Handling is nice and crisp with aerobatic ailerons. It is built by Stig Kiil, Hans Otto Espegren, Rune Bjørkelid and Carl Jaeger.” Gold Wings are on the way!

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Sonex First Flight: Addison Singleton

waiex29 — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:21:08 +0000

Congratulations to Addison Singleton of Somerset, Massachusetts whose AeroVee Turbo powered Sonex (S/N 1405) flew for the first time on October 11th! "A very proud day for me!" writes Addison, who perservered through life interruptions to build his aircraft. "Started this project in 2015 and finally made it to the finish line! Appreciate everything the Sonex team has done to help me along the way! My family and I are proud of our little airplane and look forward to future adventures and travel!" Gold Wings are on the way!

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Sonex-B First Flight: Tim Wrede

waiex29 — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 22:44:50 +0000

Congratulations to Tim Wrede of Stony Brook, New York whose tri-gear, AeroMomentum powered Sonex-B (S/N SNB0018) flew for the first time on September 20th! "The plane was a real joy to handle, climbed like a homesick angel, and incredibly easy to land," writes Tim. "It has been a wonderful experience building and your team only made it even better. Will be excited to share more with the Sonex team when I get more time under my belt with the plane. Hope to bring it out to Oshkosh in 2024!" Gold Wings are on the way!

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Sonex First Flight: Robert Troyer

waiex29 — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:26:38 +0000

Congratulations to Robert Troyer of Toledo, Washington whose tri-gear, AeroVee powered Sonex (S/N 0676) flew for the first time on September 1st! "After two years of building, the first flight of Sonex 676 was on Sept 1st. She was stable and a delight to fly," writes Bob. "Now it is on with the task-based flight test process." Gold Wings are on the way!

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Sonex First Flight: Noel Wade

waiex29 — Wed, 17 May 2023 14:43:08 +0000

Congratulations to Noel Wade of Arlington, Washington whose standard gear, AeroVee Turbo powered Sonex (S/N 1339) flew for the first time on May 12th! While the man-hours required to build a kit aircraft can be squeezed into a couple years, many builders have to squeeze their projects into a busier life, but perserverence eventually pays off! “12 long years of building resulted in an amazing-handling airplane!” writes Noel. Gold Wings are on the way!

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Sonex-B First Flight: David Brown

waiex29 — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:47:02 +0000

Congratulations to David Brown of Ozark, Arkansas who has just reported the first flight of his standard gear, UL Power UL350i powered Sonex-B (S/N SNB0016) back on May 7th of 2022! “The build was very enjoyable and satisfying,” writes David. “First flight was amazing with plenty of power supplied by the UL350i engine.” Gold Wings are on the way!

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Sonex First Flight: Christopher Morris

waiex29 — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 18:04:15 +0000

Congratulations to Christopher Morris of Mount Dora, Florida whose standard gear, AeroVee Turbo powered Sonex (S/N 1732) flew for the first time on February 7th! “I assembled this kit while furloughed from an airline during COVID,” writes Christopher. “I first flew it today from Bob White Airstrip in Apopka, FL. The plane flew very well with no negative characteristics, had plenty of power and the temperatures were good. Looking forward to the next 40 hours of flying.” Gold Wings are on the way to Chris!

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Sonex First Flight: Bobby Marlette

waiex29 — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:28:29 +0000

Congratulations to Bobby Marlette of Coeur D’Alene, Idaho whose tri-gear, AeroVee powered Sonex (S/N 0620) flew for the first time on January 21st! “I couldn’t have asked for a better flight!” writes Bobby. “Thanks to Sonex for designing such a sweetheart of a plane, and especially to my wife whose enthusiastic support made it possible to see this project to completion. Now on to the polishing and paint trim!” Gold Wings are on the way to Bobby!

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