Exactly! Sonex claims that all of their designs meet the 120 kt / 138 mph
limit, but all (are supposed to) do 150 or better at 8,000 feet TAS.

I don't have one, so I'm not an expert; only relating what the Sonex forums
say. Yup, there are those who's performance is less. Some are able to bring
it up to spec via tweaking or re-attention to details. Others perform very
well right out of the box.

I, too, sat in the "demo" cockpit at AirVenture, and also sat in a few
customer-built versions at the Sonex open house the Sunday before. Yup.
Tight. But, the original poster was looking for a fun a/c that would either
be flown by himself or with a small child. Most of (98%) of my flying is
single-pilot. Funnest or best-all-around-compromise? It's in the eye of
the beholder.

Still trying to decide between a Sonex, Rans S-19, or a Vans RV-9. All very
different. One is $12K-$20K less. Do I really want to spend that extra?
Still deciding. For my first plane, I looked at C-150's. Ended up with a
172. Now I'm older and wiser, and REALLY trying to define the REAL mission I
want.

"Montblack" wrote in message
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("tater" wrote)
Max airspeed for LSA is 138mph.


At sea level

At "maximum continuous power" V(H)

http://www.sportpilot.org/questions/....asp?faqid=223


Paul-Mont