Waiex Sonex flight to Las Vegas with a stop in Big Bear

[@sganzerlag]

This was very fun to watch!! Thanks for sharing!! Congratulations on completing that beautiful Waiex!! Best regards from Brasilia, Brazil.

[@jimg163]

Excellent video, thank you for sharing and God bless you and your wife!

[@StevenReichert-t5r]

i live in Idaho now but used to fly my 69 Mooney M20cC from KTNP to big bear and pull out my folding bike to ride around town. I have lots of good memories of Big Bear.

[@bronzebuffalo2819]

Thanks for sharing, your fun adventure.

[@txdave2]

Wonderful video. I sold my Sonex a few years ago. This video reminds me of how much fun it was and really makes me miss it.

[@ExperimentalAdventure]

Great scenery, thanks for sharing! I own and fly N125YX, a Sonex Waiex. It’s a ball of fun to fly!

[@FingerJam12]

Cool video! Looks like you two had a blast! Awesome! I can not wait to buy this kit and build it, I'm itching for it. Soon. Take care.

[@billwood4182]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing our adventure on KZbin. Also, I love the music SLOW MOTION..

[@nashfan1000]

I really like the sonex planes. Do two people actually fit in them? I just turned 66 and flew for the first time in 40 years this Monday, really would like to get one of these. I'm kind of like to get a fully built b model but I'm getting older and might be a while to see them start going up for sale. I appreciate any info you can give me!

[@adamwhitfield5571]

Brother. I live vicariously through you. Lol I hope to one day soon be flying my own. I almost wish I could shadow you for a week just to experience this, and hopefully to suck up some good ideas and inspiration. Bless you both.

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[@byronbenicio7853]

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[@camilowayne1048]

@Briggs Gibson Yup, I have been using Flixzone for years myself :)

[@landrygael8473]

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[@114mohe]

Love your plane, if I ever go LSA Im gonna get a Sonex B model.

[@TheRocknray]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 great video! Fun and informative! Thank you!

[@randallf8675]

You 2 inspire us!!!

[@Superdummy803]

Great video , looks like you guys had a lot of fun. I am a student pilot myself. Once I get my PPL, I plan on budgeting about $60k for my aircraft purchase. I am weighing the Pros/Cons of buying a 40 year old Piper/Cessna or buying/building a Sonex-B. Any thoughts?

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

*_Great_** video, you two!*

[@CigRacing]

This is awesome, I’ve been in and out of Big Bear with a friend in his Piper . Ready to get a Sonex. Gas sipper and fast.

[@kyqx]

I enjoyed tagging along once again. Great adventures!

[@Feedback4Utoday]

do you have any info on: build time/cost, if can travel >100kts?, if you like it?? Thx

[@joseruiz-Joecool]

Thanks for the ride! Reallllly liked it.

[@billwood4182]

Jim, are you still flying your Waiex

[@jeffersonruella4204]

Sou fã dos seus vídeos e já fiz comentários. Na época perguntei sobre o tanque de asas. Concluí meu sonex Waiex também, fiz com dois tanques auxiliares nas asas, foram incluídos 45 litros por tanque. Tenho um total de aproximadamente 150 litros, estou usando um rotax 914 turbo. Consigo 130 kt indicada com hélices tripá da Sensinich e um consumo próximo de 22 l/h. Grande abraço.

[@JimHicke]

A descrição do seu avião é fantástica. Espero que você tenha muitas aventuras divertidas.

[@Will.50]

150 litros faz quantas hrs de voou ????? Tava somando aqui um sonex tem um tanque original de 60 litros faz em média 6 A 7 hors por tanque !!!!

[@chriskochanowski4242]

Jim do you still own this Sonex

[@douglascloud4484]

great airplane for you and the wife, nice trip. I was building an airplane to show my honey far away places from 3000 feet unfortunately she died before we finished the project. I am going to build a waiex B it's some airplane have fun and be safe.

[@perrysplus]

How tall are you? Curious if I fit at 6ft6in tall. Great video!

[@taibecca3600]

How much did this aircraft cost in total

[@arjunsangwan340]

Lovely couple x

[@billwood4182]

Jim, what does your Sonex weigh empty? What mph would you get solo at 8000 feet msl at 2600-2700 rpm with Prince Q tip cruise prop? What is the pitch and length of your Prince Prop

[@FUMan661]

Great video, thank you for taking us along on your adventure. This motivates me to get my PPL and buy a used Sonex, great aircraft. I'm a controller at L.A. Center, call me up some time for flight following! My airspace starts at HEC VOR, talk to you soon! Take care!

[@JoshuaTootell]

Thanks for the help up there!

[@FUMan661]

​@@JoshuaTootellit's my pleasure!

[@kkiwi54]

Really nice vid - more pilot/cabin pov would be even better (imo 😉

[@Twinjeremy]

Wish I had the money to build myself the sonex-b model... looks like alot of fun for sure

[@slowsteve3497]

Impressive TAS. I fly out of crq. You still based at rnm

[@johnforde8381]

Fantastic! Is Ramona your point of origin?

[@JimHicke]

I'm based out of Ramona where I finished the build and did the original flight testing. Great airport and great people.

[@johnforde8381]

@@JimHicke It's my favorite town. Started wintering there last year. Could you email me? 40.john@gmail DOT com Thanks!

[@davidpierce9330]

How tall are you?

[@pittss2c601]

Awesome trip and nice airplane. I've been to Big Bear airport many times. It's beautiful up there. I've just had so many engine failures in lots of aircraft types including rotorcraft that flying in that area scares me.

[@08turboSS]

Sounds like operator error. Perfectly good planes and better engines don't just fail without the human missing something of screwing up something or not doing maintenance.

[@MrPILOTSTEVE59]

Nice plane, cute wife. I flew my 69 Mooney out of L22 and KTNP to Big Bear for fuel. Flew into Bolder and Henderson. Thinking about building a plane.

[@Mike-01234]

Good now they offer the Rotax in these seems like all those engine failures are always aeroVee.

[@gmr3393]

That’s life right there

[@GARYMANDIEVAN]

Very Nice

[@marcusrussell8660]

I am so glad you did not go with the killer turbo VW.

[@davidbucklew804]

Nice!

[@Heyemeyohsts]

That’s pretty scary... no survival gear on board?

[@tken93]

What kind of survival gear would you expect them to carry? lol

[@robertkrane967]

@@tken93 lol? What happens after you lose an engine in remote mountains?

[@tken93]

@@robertkrane967 Transponder, ADS-B, Radio, etc.. If they did go down, it would not take long to find them

[@robertkrane967]

@@tken93 There are plenty of stories of planes found years later after a crash. look it up

[@shreddder999]

Music on hold.

[@StephanEdelman]

Solar powered bird zapper?

[@JimHicke]

Any bird that flies near that power plant gets fried! :)