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Sonex 1143 First Flight

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Sonex 1143 First Flight

Postby TexFlyBoy » Thu Aug 29, 2013 8:50 pm

Sonex #1143 flew yesterday morning for the first time. I finished the project as the third plans owner. Even though I can't claim the build as entirely my own, I can say that this is one of the top 5 highlights of my entire life. The video of my first flight can be viewed here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWgU5bnMZE
Thanks for watching and thanks for your collective contributions to the project.
Jim
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Re: Sonex 1143 First Flight

Postby MichaelFarley56 » Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:01 pm

Congrats Jim! That's wondeful news and a great video! I'm so glad to hear that all went well and you have a beautiful bird there.

Do you have any specifics you can share on the flight?

Enjoy your special moment, and let us know how your testing phase goes!
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Sonex 1143 First Flight

Postby Sonex1517 » Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:14 am

Congratulations!


Robbie
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Re: Sonex 1143 First Flight

Postby rk2436 » Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:41 pm

Awesome Jim,Thanks for seeing 1143 thru to completion.The 3300 sounds good. Best wishes for blue skies,Bob Kopeika
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Re: Sonex 1143 First Flight

Postby TexFlyBoy » Sat Aug 31, 2013 2:46 pm

Thanks everyone! Bob, good to see you here! Glad you found the video. I wanted to email you but I no longer have you address. Thanks for setting the bar so high!

I have flown four more test flights for a total of about 2.5 hours so far. Sonex is an amazing little airplane!

I will post some in-cockpit videos soon.

Best,

Jim
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Re: Sonex 1143 First Flight

Postby rk2436 » Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:17 pm

Jim,if u have any concerns u can email me at gpbob1@sbcglobal.net Any shake down problems yet???? Bob
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