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Tail hight
My turtle deck was raised 2-3 inches hard to remember, I flew it like that for 100 hours, it always required rudder input even in straight and level flight. After looking at RV's I decided to increase the fin size and added some rudder chord. All in all I raised the fin 6.5 inches. What a... -
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New guy wonders what they fly like?
Carrier type approach @ 85 to 90 over the numbers @70 and float on down to touch down. Piece of cake! I only had 120 hours of C-150 time and about 15 dual tailwheel in a cub. The Sonerai was my first tailwheel solo and the first flight in my Sonerai. NEVER get slow in a turn! -
Pilot weight
I was 6 feet and 220 lbs, Raised the turtle deck 4 inches and the fin & rudder 6.5 inches. Worked wonderfully. You want to cut tubing to get out quickly you better have a battery powered Dewalt grinder with you! -
First Flight Sonerai 2LS
I had mine on the back side of the firewall with stand offs so it could cool both sides, no issues at 135 hours. -
Good morning, im Scott and im finishing up. Anybody near east texas?
Welcome Scott, looks good! When the first flight going to be? -
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Sonerai 2L 3 view drawing
I am having a desktop model of my 2L that I sold constructed and the builder has requested the three view drawing, I gave all that stuff away when I sold the aircraft. Can someone here help me out? Tim -
Aeroinjector Issue
This is how I solved my sticking slide, I changed the shaft and installed a bushing. -
Aeroinjector Issue
Mine was mounted as your is and also filtered. I did not run well with the cowling off. Try cowling the engine. -
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Instruments and flying with a passenger?
I test flew my Sonerai 2 in 2015, I had about 15 hours of dual in a J3, no solo time. My first Sonerai flight was also my first solo and test flight. I did some speed taxing on the grass runway never lifted the tail but could feel it getting light then I would back it off slowly. I practiced... -
Instruments and flying with a passenger?
Hi Joe, Solo is from the rear seat only, instruments in the front are not hard to get a good read but some may be hard to reach. Search all the gallery photos almost everything you can think of has been done! -
Oshkosh 2019
Fred, I did see a Sonerai 2 taxi out on Friday or Saturday, there was one more! -
Oshkosh 2019
Fred, I was by your airplane several times never saw you, maybe next year! Tim My air time yesterday from OSH to N57 South east Pa was 3.99 hours -
Oshkosh 2019
I'll be flying in on Friday with my RV4 and parking in the RV4 special parking they have this year to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 4. I'll be tent camping in Scholler this year which will be a new experience for me. -
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Canopies
Gaston was not a tall man, but as I look at that picture I am reminded of the day I flew front seat with Gaston, well I flew in the front, no seat and no seat back, no shoes. I am 6 feet tall. I highly motivated to get some stick time while I was building mine.