After a couple of hectic weeks organising the contract for the syndicate and finances for the purchase, the official handover of the aircraft from Alan Coubray occured on Sunday the 30th of May in Whitianga.

Bruce Turner and his wife Dawn, who are both members of the syndicate, live on Whitianga airfield and we all met at their house to sign the agreement. While we were there Dawn and Paul Blackmore, another syndicate member and who is also building a Sonex, both went for a fly.

It was a excellent day and it was a great feeling to take ownership of the Sonex. The plan is that the aircraft is to be modified to a sport trainer version of the Sonex which will enable it to be used for training those members of the syndicate who have yet to learn to fly. The changes will be undertaken over the next couple of months.

The pictures below are from the flights on the handover day.