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    S2 Tail post not in materials list?

    I am about to layout my table to join my 2 sides together. Knowing I'll be tacking to my tail post, I went through my tubing and didn't see any 7/8 .049 tubing. I haven't seen it listed in any of the other material lists. I do have a 6' stick of the .058 tubing though. The only place I saw that...
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    Fuselage side bending question

    Im fitting up my fuselage sides on my 2L. Thinking ahead to the next step of bending the sides inwards, I'm concerned with the horizontal tube that the rear spar attaches to. When I go to bend the longerons, that horizontal tube has to either be bent along with them if it is tack welded in to...
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    Issue with Sonerai Plans

    I called Sonex today to speak to tech about the wrong sized bolts I found on the plans and they essentially do not support the Sonerai, and they know nothing about them basically. Here are the issues just on this one single page of the spar carry through for the 2L Yellow is the wrong...
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    1/2" bolts on carry through?

    I have my carry through 90% done. Welded up, and have 2 of the holes drilled for the bolts that hold the 1/8" steel straps/center section in place. My plans indicate they are 1/2" diameter, yet the bolts that hold the carry through to the airframe are 5/16"? I put the bolts in to hold things in...
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    Finally officially started, S2L

    Well, 2ish years after receiving my plans, I'm making actual progress. Have my table all finished up, it's pretty dang flat and level for a bunch of MDF! Spent the afternoon laying out the fuselage sides, headed to the aviation aisle of the local hardware store to get some wood for blocks. See...
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    A 2L"medium" for front seat solo?

    So, the biggest thing that kept me from building a Sonerai is flying it from the rear seat. However, there are always compromises in any airplane so I decided to go with a 2L and just deal with the fact of flying from the rear. But, people have figured out configurations to solo from the front...
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    Table length?

    Well... I'm finally getting things organized after being posted and ready to build my fuselage table. The manual says to build a 16'6" table, but a quick look at the plans say 16' should be more than enough. Is that extra 6" for the stretched version?
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    Melanine topped build table?

    I'm hopefully finally going to get my build table for my Sonera II built in the next couple weeks. I unfortunately don't have a large orange type store close by, so my selection of build table tops is limited. I can get sheets of 3/4" melanine topped particle board or 3/4" MDF. It's important...
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    tubing Cut list accuracy?

    I'm about to order my tubing/plate for my 2L from a supplier in Ontario so that when I head back home on vacation I can stop by and pick it up. I'm a bit crunched for time right now (Just moved, new job, new house needs a few things etc) so I can't sit down and pick through the plans... I'll...
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    Spar bending... A question or two.

    Time to get some spars made. Buying them from Sonex and then having them shipped out to the east coast of Canada isn't really something I want to do. I'm either going to make up a "dave's brake" and give it a go (would be good to have for bending ailerons anyways) or have a local fabrication...
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    S2 mid wing wings on S2L? And other things...

    Browsing around on the online classifieds, I came across a previously flying S2 midwing that came down hard enough to twist the fuselage up a bit. I can get the wings (appear to be undamaged), the fuselage will come with them, but it still has all the controls, push tubes etc, and the tail...
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    Rib flute / rivet spacing differences.

    So, I'm laying out my form blocks, and want to put the rib flutes in them so the ribs come out straighter off the block. Looking at plan page 16, it states the rivet spacing for main ribs 2-6 is different from the rest. It looks like the rivet closest to the main spar is spaced back 1" instead...
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    Updated version of news letters?

    I'm still trying to patiently wait for my plans to show up, I've read almost all of the 80 pages on the S2 section on the forum here, and I keep seeing useful info from the news letters... I'd like to purchase them, if they are still available. I'm also wondering, if it would be possible to get...
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    Jumping in.

    Well... After 20+ years from being introduced to experimental aviation as a young teen, and YEARS trying to find the perfect, do it all airplane with zero sacrifices, I think I've decided to just go for it with a Sonerai 2L. I have a bunch of hours in 701s, champs, a tiny bit of time in some...
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    How did you choose?

    So, finally getting close to that time where I can actually start a project. I've been away from this scene for quite some time, somethings are still the same, but there are things in the last few years that are really changing how things are done. I started flying ultralights at 14, 22...
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    Which plane to scratch build?

    I know there are lots of these threads, heck I started one years ago on here... Nearly a decade ago. Things sure change up in that amount of time. I'm now an aircraft structures tech in the RCAF working on our CH146 griffon helicopters. Things involved in my career are working with aluminum for...
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    Help with choice of plane

    I'm looking for what my first project will be. I started flying ultralights at 14 but the low and slow just isn't for me. What I want: Sporty, low wing A decent cruise speed, something over 130mph as it will be used frequently for a trip of 450km from base to home on weekends. Aerobatic for some...
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    Which plane?!

    Since the age of 14 I've wanted to build a plane of my own... Specifically an RV. I'll be 27 when starting my build, single with no kids and stable. What I'm looking for in a plane is this: Fast cruise speed (minimum 150 mph) 2 seater limited fun aerobatic capability Cost! The sonex looks like...
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    New future builder

    Hey guys! Recently came across the site, thought I would join up! I'm a 26 year old medic in the Canadian military. I started flying ultralights at 14, but teenage life brought me other surprises. Since then, most of my interest has gone into racing motocross. I started my flying in champs, did...
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