Sonex’s Mark Schaible takes a few minutes to talk about what’s happening with the company during the COVID pandemic and looks forward to getting the two-seat SubSonex jet flying. KITPLANES’ Marc Cook leads the Zoom meeting.
In Case You Missed it
Van’s RV-12
In typical fashion, Vans Aircraft refused to rest on its laurels after the RV-12s prototype debut last year, and sought to improve on an already good design. The new production airplane has changed (beyond its color), with a castering nosewheel, toe brakes instead of a grip, reshaped control sticks for better clearance, ground-adjustable seats fore and aft as well as in tilt, and the list goes on. Best of all, this day/VFR machine is still a delight to fly; by Ed Kolano.