I worked with Bryan when he was at Sikorsky. He is an incredible engineer for sure. I really enjoy your videos and was catching up on ones I hadn’t seen while away and this caught my eye and certainly enjoyed watching Bryan describe his plane that I’ve also seen him detail on Linkdeln. Again another enjoyable video
Thanks Dan! Good to reconnect the other day through Ron's video. Small world! I do miss the good old days, especially Cypher and X2. That MFD was given to me by DOA of Ground Test at Sikorsky. He had dropped it and wanted something different anyway, so I sent it back to Germany and got it fixed.
Nice to meet you Ron! Thanks for sharing our story. Some notes on the pictures, in the order they appear: Opening shot is Boscobel, WI. Part of our journey to fly to every Wisconsin airport as part of the passport program. The picture of Adam on final at Poplar Grove was his first solo in the airplane, just about a year ago. The airplane really belongs to both of us, he bought in with sweat equity. The inverted picture is in the middle of an aileron roll. The next pic is my dad and I flying out of the Rockwood, TN airport. The winter picture is New Years day at Janesville, this year. The picture in front of the F4/Huey/T33 was in Lincoln, IL on the way to Benton for the total eclipse. The sunset taxi pic was after a long day of XC. Adam does most of the flying when we go together but I did a couple of patterns on that day.
Very cool airplane. Even better that your son helped build it and flys it. My dad finished a Baby Ace in the '70's. I helped build it and we took turns flying it. Great times.
Cool! I have a Waiex as well. Bryan gave a nice overview of the design. It indeed has a "Y" tail versus a "V" tail. Therefore, Dutch roll tendency is minimized thanks to the extra vertical area provided by the sub-rudder. I've noted that in turbulence that disturbs yaw, the Waiex may have a few more cycles before being fully damped than a straight tail but it's barely noticeable.
Thanks again Ron, that bloke was one smart Pilot / Engineer. Rapid fire and freely offered knowledge is the mark of a Gentleman.
He certainly is!
Thanks!
I worked with Bryan when he was at Sikorsky. He is an incredible engineer for sure. I really enjoy your videos and was catching up on ones I hadn’t seen while away and this caught my eye and certainly enjoyed watching Bryan describe his plane that I’ve also seen him detail on Linkdeln. Again another enjoyable video
Thanks Dan! Good to reconnect the other day through Ron's video. Small world! I do miss the good old days, especially Cypher and X2. That MFD was given to me by DOA of Ground Test at Sikorsky. He had dropped it and wanted something different anyway, so I sent it back to Germany and got it fixed.
Nice to meet you Ron! Thanks for sharing our story. Some notes on the pictures, in the order they appear:
Opening shot is Boscobel, WI. Part of our journey to fly to every Wisconsin airport as part of the passport program.
The picture of Adam on final at Poplar Grove was his first solo in the airplane, just about a year ago. The airplane really belongs to both of us, he bought in with sweat equity.
The inverted picture is in the middle of an aileron roll.
The next pic is my dad and I flying out of the Rockwood, TN airport.
The winter picture is New Years day at Janesville, this year.
The picture in front of the F4/Huey/T33 was in Lincoln, IL on the way to Benton for the total eclipse.
The sunset taxi pic was after a long day of XC. Adam does most of the flying when we go together but I did a couple of patterns on that day.
Thanks for the notes Bryan! It was really great to meet you and glad I could share information about your airplane!
Beautiful build on the Sonex! The mini rudder blends right in with the lines of the empennage, very well done.
My thoughts exactly!
Very cool airplane. Even better that your son helped build it and flys it. My dad finished a Baby Ace in the '70's. I helped build it and we took turns flying it. Great times.
Very cool!
In its own quirky way, that's a beautiful-looking aircraft.
Thanks! It gets lots of attention at the pumps.
The mini rudder is cool. I am glad you found a boot solution for FOD in N727KR.
I bet that thing would look amazing with the Delta wing
Cool! I have a Waiex as well. Bryan gave a nice overview of the design. It indeed has a "Y" tail versus a "V" tail. Therefore, Dutch roll tendency is minimized thanks to the extra vertical area provided by the sub-rudder. I've noted that in turbulence that disturbs yaw, the Waiex may have a few more cycles before being fully damped than a straight tail but it's barely noticeable.
Barely noticeable and well worth the extra 20% coolness the Y tail brings!
That's a cool little V-Tail.
As noted, 20% cooler than a straight tail Sonex.