Sonex Highwing - Cost to Own

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  • Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
  • What does it actually cost to buy and own a Sonex Highwing aircraft? In this short video we break down the Sonex Highwing - Cost to Own and let you know exactly what your get for your money. And how much of your money it will take.
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    Costs of airplane ownership vary widely from owner to owner. This video takes an average of the various expenses from existing owners and boils them down to simple to digest numbers. Your ownership experiences will be unique.

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  • @billiondollardan
    @billiondollardan Рік тому +39

    I love the rendering for the two place jet :) Imagine what a four place would look like

  • @matthayward7889
    @matthayward7889 Рік тому +38

    1:30 man, sonex love their parallel lines.
    Also, gotta love a video that’s 50% digression into naming conventions 😁

    • @isaacshultz8128
      @isaacshultz8128 Рік тому

      He's got a very valid point

    • @emfournet
      @emfournet 2 місяці тому

      You also have to remember the first thing he said in the "regular sonex" video. "I like Sonex's attitude when it comes to naming ..." and here they ruined it.

  • @MesaperProductions
    @MesaperProductions Рік тому +19

    "Wait, no, had the list upside down"
    Comedy gold, Jerry!

  • @BimmerDreamer325i
    @BimmerDreamer325i Рік тому +76

    “I flew here in my Highwing” = every Cessna pilot

  • @FasterLower
    @FasterLower Рік тому +10

    Flaming Pterodactly - what a great aircraft name. Love it

    • @braincraven
      @braincraven Рік тому +1

      That's the sonex motoglider 😂

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude Рік тому +1

      Right up there with screaming firehawk lol

  • @iowafarmboy
    @iowafarmboy Рік тому +31

    Sonex is just following the standard GA plane convention of making the type and models as confusing as humanly possible 😅

  • @Grabacr
    @Grabacr Рік тому +5

    Just here to support you in favor for the algorithm gods.
    Great video as always. You never fail! Keep them coming!

  • @JohnCBobcat
    @JohnCBobcat Рік тому +3

    Add me to the list of people respectfully wishing for a cost-to-own of the Van's RV-12is. Though I've enjoyed all your reviews and cost-to-own videos so far.

  • @matt_b...
    @matt_b... Рік тому +5

    Look at Michael Bay here with the special effects. Special indeed.

  • @ethanlegrand33
    @ethanlegrand33 Рік тому +2

    If I fit in this, it will be my first plane. Sonex told me to expect another update by the end of the year since they haven’t had one since April.

    • @CompleteWalkaround
      @CompleteWalkaround  Рік тому +1

      How tall are you? I spoke to sonex to make this video. The only undisclosed update they had for me was the door bottom will be 1 inch higher than previously thought. They may be holding back something more juicy

    • @ethanlegrand33
      @ethanlegrand33 Рік тому +1

      @@CompleteWalkaround 6’6-6’7. From the April update it sounded like the high wing will have more headroom for us taller folk and have a wider cabin than the model B.
      I have high hopes it can be a true 2 seater if I only carry 20 gallons of fuel and very light baggage.

    • @yuri53122
      @yuri53122 Рік тому +1

      If I fit in this, it might also be my first plane. Side by side seats? No, center seat! Fat guy in a little plane, hah.

  • @NicksStuff
    @NicksStuff Рік тому +1

    You could quote the engine power. From whatever engine you use to quote perf figures and costs

    • @justtwoseats
      @justtwoseats Рік тому

      Yeah, 138 knots at what I assume was 4.5GPH or so sounds highly questionable, those cheaper engines aren't known for being fuel efficient.

  • @beny.4935
    @beny.4935 Рік тому +12

    Congrats on the dynon sponsorship!

  • @josephd.5524
    @josephd.5524 Рік тому +3

    It's a box that flies and I like it.

  • @Vorath81
    @Vorath81 Рік тому +1

    2:54 i think the flaming pterodactyl is a great name.... too bad people dont name planes like they do boats..... then again, maybe that's a good thing. How many boats have you seen named "Liberty" or "Fantasea".
    What cheesy plane names would match these?

  • @joseph6270
    @joseph6270 Рік тому +1

    Two place jet would go CRAZY, show up those bd4 guys

  • @legomania2427
    @legomania2427 Рік тому +1

    The two-place jet looks like the R-201 Asterozoa from Ace Combat 3

  • @gmonnig
    @gmonnig Рік тому

    People are bashing its looks but I think it looks really good! Way better looking than the Murphy Rebel copy, the RV15. I know this isn’t meant to compete with Vans new highwing, and that’s a good thing. I think these will fly off the shelf

  • @PetesGuide
    @PetesGuide Рік тому +2

    Perfectly pithy postulations! Your content is nearly perfect as usual but I’d like to suggest a barely noticeable improvement: ditch the hyphen in your ranges for a dash-the En dash. The Trouble With Em ‘n En on A List Apart for the gory details. Pretty please?

    • @ryankennedy3109
      @ryankennedy3109 Рік тому

      Shouldn't it be an "en" dash for ranges? -

    • @PetesGuide
      @PetesGuide Рік тому

      @@ryankennedy3109 Doh! Fixed (and that edit deleted Mr. Walkaround’s like). Shhh, don’t tell the author I made that typo.

    • @CompleteWalkaround
      @CompleteWalkaround  Рік тому +1

      That's next tier level request yo. I'll see if I have an en dash key on here somewhere

    • @PetesGuide
      @PetesGuide Рік тому +1

      @@CompleteWalkaround that article has all the codes and keyboard shortcuts for the major apps at the time. But things might have changed a bit since 2001 when I wrote it. Whenever I’m using an app that those codes don’t work in, I’ll paste the typesetting characters into a Word doc or text editor then copy and paste whatever I need.
      What you’re doing on this channel is utterly amazing and I want to know that they always make me smile. The perfect mixture of entertainment and serious information getting injected into our brains at a speed and density I didn’t realize was possible.

    • @CompleteWalkaround
      @CompleteWalkaround  Рік тому +2

      Thanks Man.
      I was joking about the keys 😉

  • @lesb3481
    @lesb3481 Рік тому +3

    I love videos about aircraft, where the word "probably" is thrown around a lot.😀

  • @skenzyme81
    @skenzyme81 Рік тому +2

    0:10 Lando Calrissian likee

  • @emfournet
    @emfournet Рік тому

    I'm skeptical about the speculative models. Where's the varieze!? Keep up the good work!

  • @NicksStuff
    @NicksStuff Рік тому +1

    The Highex would be a great name

  • @matthew1464
    @matthew1464 Рік тому

    You should do an rv12 cost to own

  • @thall7368
    @thall7368 Рік тому +1

    He's in rare form in this one.

  • @coasternut3091
    @coasternut3091 Рік тому

    How do people home-build airplanes?? Where do you have the space and time to do that??

    • @JoshuaTootell
      @JoshuaTootell 11 місяців тому

      Small planes. This would probably fit in a typical two car garage

    • @badawesome
      @badawesome 7 місяців тому

      you will have plenty of time after your wife stops talking to you

  • @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245

    It looks like a full size electric RC trainer lol

  • @SonexLLC
    @SonexLLC Рік тому +1

    Sonex Highwing = Sierra Hotel! 💪

  • @bensonfitch6697
    @bensonfitch6697 Рік тому

    Why does the front profile look like a plane I would draw when I was 5.

  • @3dfoamies
    @3dfoamies Рік тому

    RV-12iS Cost of ownership? 😊 Btw love the hiex… erm Highwing 😂

  • @StinkPickle4000
    @StinkPickle4000 Рік тому

    Maybe "Classic" Sonex?

  • @Joey_Avocado
    @Joey_Avocado Рік тому

    this will be a fun Texas Hill Country plane

  • @memelord6201
    @memelord6201 Рік тому

    dh chipmunk next ? plz i beg you or a tiger moth

  • @ryancrazy1
    @ryancrazy1 Рік тому

    1:30 SQUARE

  • @bwnco
    @bwnco 10 місяців тому

    Omg. To funny!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @fabiocf3708
    @fabiocf3708 Рік тому

    Not probably cool though. It's a sonex, it will definitely be cool!

  • @xn--719h
    @xn--719h Рік тому

    Do the douglas dc-3 as a joke pls

  • @ditto1958
    @ditto1958 Рік тому +1

    The larger engines will be more better…

  • @Sailor.V
    @Sailor.V Рік тому

    I'd call mine a Hiex

  • @Vroomerz
    @Vroomerz Рік тому

    Hmm... Sonex + High Wing = Sigh Wing.
    Done. Ship it.

  • @Paiadakine
    @Paiadakine 3 місяці тому

    This is more affordable

  • @rfichokeofdestiny
    @rfichokeofdestiny Рік тому

    I hadn’t heard about the two place jet. Why did they just stick two of them together though? That seems extremely wasteful and kind of lazy.

    • @Martin-jc8kk
      @Martin-jc8kk Рік тому +2

      No no, the shown twin fuselage is just fantasy, look at sonex 2 seater jet

    • @rfichokeofdestiny
      @rfichokeofdestiny Рік тому

      @@Martin-jc8kk That’s a relief! (Not that I could afford one anyway.)

  • @Swiftgringo
    @Swiftgringo 7 місяців тому

    Please Sonex: "Hiex"

  • @HyroAUS
    @HyroAUS Рік тому

    first

  • @studflyer
    @studflyer Рік тому

    That video was a waste of my time. Learned? nothing factual.

    • @richmanwisco
      @richmanwisco Рік тому +3

      Thanks for taking the time to register your indifference.

  • @darrenicon5172
    @darrenicon5172 7 місяців тому

    Why build a new plane that is a tail dragger its old design 🤷‍♂️🙆‍♂️😳

    • @CompleteWalkaround
      @CompleteWalkaround  7 місяців тому +1

      Because tailwheels are lighter and faster and more fun to fly then their tricycle gear counterparts. They are better suited for unimproved runways and in the case of kit planes, cost less to buy. And of course, you'd be lying to yourself if you thought they're not cooler.

  • @tysonm154
    @tysonm154 Рік тому

    Sponsored by dynon 🫢🫢