EMPENAGE

This is where I started building, although I had already made my wings ribs,
the vertical stab seemed to be the most logical place...

SPARS

Here's the one I was dreading most, with solid rivets, with which I had
no experience and lots and lots of holes to be layed out and measured...

WINGS

The very first parts I made were the wing ribs. These were cut out
and formed mostly while riding down the road...

AFT
FUSELAGE

Very straight forward construction with very few confusing details
here, but takes up a lot of room...

FORWARD
FUSELAGE

Lots of tight spaces for my 6 foot 200 pound frame. If I only knew
then what I know now I'd have...

ENGINE

Jabiru 3300. Everyone seems to agree that this engine and the
Sonex are a very good combination...

BRAKES

After looking at this system at a friends, I decided on the Tracy Obrien
brakes. I installed the brake handle on the control stick, and this
leaves my left hand free during landing, but...

PAINT

I had planned from the very start of the project to paint my Sonex.
Two main reasons, I had paint experience and I loved the looks
of the first Sonex I saw up close. With it's red and yellow paint shining...

PANEL

Not a lot of room in the panel, so I decided to try the Stratomaster which
allowed me to...