First Flights – Sonex Aircraft https://www.sonexaircraft.com The Sport Aircraft Reality Check! Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:48:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.sonexaircraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-gold_wings_3937-32x32.jpg First Flights – Sonex Aircraft https://www.sonexaircraft.com 32 32 145799239 Sonex-B First Flight: Rich Mercurio https://www.sonexaircraft.com/first-flight-mercurio/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:48:52 +0000 https://www.sonexaircraft.com/?p=22504 Read More]]> 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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]]> 22504 Sonex First Flight: Steven Ridge https://www.sonexaircraft.com/first-flight-ridge/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 22:31:04 +0000 https://www.sonexaircraft.com/?p=22486 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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]]> 22486 Sonex First Flight: Carl Jaeger https://www.sonexaircraft.com/first-flight-jaeger/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:30:25 +0000 https://www.sonexaircraft.com/?p=22476 Read More]]> 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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]]> 22476 Waiex-B First Flight: Martin Giraldo – Completing His Father’s Dream https://www.sonexaircraft.com/first-flight-martin-giraldo/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:38:39 +0000 https://www.sonexaircraft.com/?p=22468 Read More]]> Congratulations to Martin Giraldo of Bogotá, Colombia for completing his father’s dream of building and flying an aircraft by flying Waiex-B (S/N WXB0020) for the first time on December 21st! “At Sun ‘n Fun 2016 my father Mauricio Giraldo purchased the Waiex-B [kit] and in November of that year the tail kit arrived and so began the dream of building his own airplane,” writes Martin (The B-Models were brand-new at that time), “He built 95% of the project but due to Covid 19 he passed away so I, Martin Giraldo his son also a pilot and aviation lover, finished the project 2 years after his death.” Gold Wings are on the way!

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Maurico Giraldo, Martin’s father, working on WXB0020 before his death from Covid 19 in 2021.

]]> 22468 Sonex First Flight: Addison Singleton https://www.sonexaircraft.com/first-flight-a-singleton/ Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:21:08 +0000 https://www.sonexaircraft.com/?p=22064 Read More]]> 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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]]> 22064 Xenos-B First Flight: Paul Armstrong https://www.sonexaircraft.com/first-flight-armstrong/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:20:59 +0000 https://www.sonexaircraft.com/?p=22005 Read More]]> Congratulations to Paul Armstrong of Ashland, Oregon whose AeroVee Turbo powered Xenos-B (S/N XNB0014) flew for the first time on October 3rd! "The project took my wife (Denise) and I 1100 hours, spread over 5 summers, and is as easy to fly as it was to build," writes Paul. "I think that I only needed to contact [Sonex Technical Support] twice during the build." Gold Wings are on the way!

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]]> 22005 Sonex-B First Flight: Tim Wrede https://www.sonexaircraft.com/first-flight-wrede/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 22:44:50 +0000 https://www.sonexaircraft.com/?p=21982 Read More]]>
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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]]> 21982 Sonex First Flight: Robert Troyer https://www.sonexaircraft.com/first-flight-troyer/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:26:38 +0000 https://www.sonexaircraft.com/?p=21930 Read More]]>
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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]]> 21930 Waiex-B First Flight: Patrick Murry https://www.sonexaircraft.com/first-flight-murry/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:42:15 +0000 https://www.sonexaircraft.com/?p=21927 Read More]]> Congratulations to Patrick Murry of Gardner, Kansas whose standard gear, Jabiru 3300 powered Waiex-B (S/N WXB0038) flew for the first time on June 19th! "With the mentorship of Bob Mika and the transition training provided by Jeff Schultz as well as some mechanical assistance in the final stages, my naked Waiex broke the surly bonds on Juneteenth," writes Pat. "No significant issues to report. Looking forward to many more flights." Gold Wings are on the way! Also, our apologies to Pat for the late posting — this post got buried in pre-AirVenture preparations!

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]]> 21927 Sonex First Flight: Noel Wade https://www.sonexaircraft.com/first-flight-wade/ Wed, 17 May 2023 14:43:08 +0000 https://www.sonexaircraft.com/?p=21691 Read More]]> 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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