Waiex Sonex San Diego Back Country flight

[@edroman2042]

Best Sonex video I’ve seen thus far. Breathtaking.

[@douglascloud4484]

scenes and music are brilliant, thanks for inspiring me and i hope others.

[@DCGULL01]

Jim- Thanks for posting up all of these great videos! I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed yours (and Rivet Grrl's) adventures: Yellowstone, Alaska, Big Bear, big sweep of the Midwest, climbing Gorgonia with your son and this foothills of San Diego County (have looked East many a time- seeing those snowcapped peaks!) flights! I'm sure that you've hemmed & hawed- should I/shouldn't I post this up, but love that air-cooled Jab sound and Y tail look! Thanks much

[@h2otek312]

How that area has changed since my college days when I flew various Cessnas to Ramona out of Gillespie! No more F-14's playing in the canyons, either. Enjoyable video, thanks for sharing.

[@RichardJennings-q8y]

Ramona ! One of my favorite airports. Home to one of my best friends, Donnie Eccker.

[@ManNomad]

Nice point of view.

[@chickentuber]

Good vid and soundtrack. Thank you!

[@Rockingruvin]

Far out, man! PS Great music and footage!

[@lorendjones]

Nice video...very relaxing. I've got an itch to build a Waiex B. Your video isn't help alleviate that itch! I'm curious as to what camera you used and where you mounted it? The stabilized horizon was nice.

[@bhaskarparam9711]

Wow wow wow

[@GY6SCOOTERCHAT]

What is the reason the flaps are not down on take off ?

[@AlpineWarren]

Beautiful! How many hours was your build (Quick - Build?) and what engine did you decide on?

[@mikecrowley4275]

Love listening to the mighty Jabiru! :-)

[@d3vidfx]

hi Jim... like your Vid's... do you use a gimbal on your tail-cam??? keep on keep'in on..... d3

[@navion1946]

What airport is this?

[@endlessrandomprojects]

Nice camera perspective

[@flyzwell]

Nice video Jim missed ya at the airshow

[@JimHicke]

It was a great air show. You will have to post some videos of the SubSonex flying out of Big Bear. BTW - How is your plane doing?!

[@brutusbarnabus8098]

How is Sonex doing these days? I know that the founder perished flying one of his craft a few years ago.

[@aussiecat08]

Actually John Monnett, who was the 'founder' is still alive, it was his son Jeremy Monnett( CEO at time) that died along with assembly mechanic Mike Clark in June 2015. I believe the company has been sold to an Employee group(?) with John still consulting (?)

[@brutusbarnabus8098]

@@aussiecat08 - Thanks for the clarification.

[@ATLRCFlyer]

We were at OSH the year after Jeremy had passed away. It was a very humbling moment. So sad.

[@RyanRothVideo]

Great video Jim, thanks! How did you mount the camera on the tail?

[@JimHicke]

I was testing a new camera, the DJI action cam, and had it mounted on the tail with the Go Pro 3M adhesive mount. I've had these mounts for a few years now and they show no signs of trying to come off. The new camera has stabilization so the scenery stays steady.

[@RyanRothVideo]

@@JimHicke Thanks, it's a great viewpoint, and the stabilization was fantastic! Did you mount it to the aluminum or the tail tip?

[@JimHicke]

@@RyanRothVideo Aluminum on the wing and fiberglass on the tail.

[@SOCALFLYBOY]

Hey Jim, great video!!! Were you at the Big Bear airshow last Saturday? Thought I saw your Sonex there parked, but not sure

[@JimHicke]

Yes. My wife and I were on our way back from seeing our son in Cincinnati and stopped off in Big Bear for 4th of July on the way home.

[@Alex-gj5ou]

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[@MuzaffarKamalov0308]

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