10 Reasons why I am building a Sonex

I thought about why I am actually building this aeroplane, and just wanted to share that with you
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[txdave]

I built my Sonex #1095 from scratch. I found the design to be ingenious. I absolutely loved the building process and flying it, as well. I flew my Sonex as often as possible...sometimes 3-4 times a week. It was a blast to fly and completely lived up to my expectations. Unfortunately, due to serious health issues, I had to give up flying and sold my Sonex. I miss it every day. Great little airplane.

[dan_der_flieger]

I couldn't have said it better myself, Andy. 100% agree with everything you said.

[kyqx]

I just flew tonight in my 13 year old W0082. It still brings a smile after 1050 hours of flight time. I'll try to get some videos going again!

[philipritson]

I thimk the Sonex is quite symply beautiful and well-engineered aircraft.

[johnsonr]

I absolutely love your channel! It just popped up on my suggested videos a couple days ago and I've been binge watching ever since. So inspiring watching your progress. A few years ago, I had settled on building the Van's RV 7/A. I completed the empennage fairly quickly, but knew I'd have trouble moving forward and bucking the thousands of solid rivets alone. I'm just one guy. It's a bummer since I'm in WA state and just a few hours from their factory. No need to pay for shipping and long delivery times, but I think I'm moving my attention over to the Sonex now after watching your videos. I'd like to try and hold off until the new Sonex High Wing becomes available, but we'll see. Thank you for all the effort you put in to making these VERY informative videos!
-Rob

[oldowl]

I'm seriously looking at building a Sonex myself. I'm 54 and want my own affordable light-sport, preferably a two seater. There's a ton to choose from but I seem to keep coming back to Sonex. I'd love to build a composite but it just seems like that will take forever. I want to fly as fast as possible, not be stuck in the shop.

Secondly, I'm also heavily investigating Subaru engine options. There are a ton of nay-sayers about them, but the more I've carefully looked at them, the more I've found some key old-timers praising them and saying how, as with most engines, the issues and failures have always come from the peripherals, not the engine itself. Regardless, I'm trying to look at all ways to build something as cheaply as possible without sacrificing safety and quality. And I think in our modern DIY age there are a lot of good resources available. You just have to know where to find them.

[bryancotton]

You forgot the most important reason to choose a Waiex - it just looks cool.