Awhile back I saw a post or pictures of a Legacy Sonex that had been converted to just one seat. Can someone point me to that information. It’s hard to search single seat and not get only info on the …
Don’t you just need a center stick legacy aircraft? Then you can sit in the middle and use the outer rudder pedals. I think on the old forum somebody was talking about making singular rudder pedals and flying solo only.
Bryan,
I have all that, and do fly from the center. But I was just curious. I’ve had this Sonex “for-sale” but have not had any takers. I think I should start a new thread why.
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Joe Nelson did this. He scratch built a Sonex as a single seater before the Onex was on the market. You may want to try to get it contract with him.
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Hey Brock,
This statement is probably going to be controversial, but I’m going to speculate as to “why”. I think people have shied away from aircraft with VW conversions because of all the talk about problems with the engine heads. I hate to see these engines fall out of favor. I am trying to help in the only way I know how. That is, by developing an inexpensive fuel injection system that will keep the EGTs balanced and hopefully result in fewer burned valves due to one or two cylinders operating lean and over-temping.
Wes
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The legacy Sonex/Waiex used to have a “sport acro” version you could do that was a large, single seat with a center stick for doing acrobatics.
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As I recall we used to call sitting in the center with single center stick and feet on outer pedals, - Flying from the big Bubba position.
David A.
I remember John Davis flying his Sonex this way. For those that don’t know/remember John Davis, he started and ran the ASA(American Sonex Association) Fly-in’s at Crossville, TN. I still think it holds the record for most Sonex aircraft at a fly-in.
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Michael