New to the community, from NSW, Australia

[maurovecchi]

Hi community,
My name is Mauro, I am originally from Argentina, moved to Australia 5 years ago.
My current project is a Corby Kestrel (barely started some pieces). Lately I have been thinking about changing projects to a Sonerai as I like the extra simplicity of the airframe, between other things. The Sonerai should help me get in the air sooner, I think.
I would like to be able to go see (ideally sit on the cockpit to see how I fit) of a Sonerai I or II here in Australia.
Any Sonerais in Australia, close to NSW that I could go pay a visit to?
Regards,
Mauro.

 

[DeadRinger]

Does Australia have a registration you can check like the USA? Fred might know when he sees this.

 

[John B]

https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register

 

[M61A!]

Many Sonerai in Australia are on the Recreational Aviation register and won't show up on the CASA site.
I have found a few around where I am, but don't know of any in your area.

 

[philipfrost]

Many Sonerai in Australia are on the Recreational Aviation register and won't show up on the CASA site.
I have found a few around where I am, but don't know of any in your area.

There is a small Sonex following in Oz, mostly in the south eastern states. They have a Facebook site SonexAus I think.
There is also a smaller Sonerai following here too. I’ve recently started SoneraiAus as a Facebook to try and find like minded soles….
there wil be Sonerai flying in northern NSW and i know of some in the Gold Coast region.
there was a dismantled one for sale also close by the Gold Coast too. That’s only a few hours away from you Mauro, when you can travel again

 

[cosmic]

Mauro, I am 185 cm tall (6 feet 1 inch) and did not fit in my Sonerai 1 as it was designed. My head hit the canopy and I had difficulty getting knees under the mid-wing spar. My solution was to move the controls and then to drop the seat to the bottom of the fuselage. I also changed to a low wing but moving the seat downwards was what solved the problem. I owned a Corby Starlet some years ago and the Sonerai handles very similarly but the Sonerai is faster. Located in South Australia.

 

[maurovecchi]

Thanks all for the replies, blue skies!