On Saturday, September 7, AYJET, the approved training organization and flight school based in Istanbul (Turkey), received its first Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro. This was the first of the six Sonaca 200 ordered by AYJET in August 2018.
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We Flew Sonaca 200 - Jean Ruelle / Président Aéroclub de Camargue
Jean Ruelle, Président de l’Aeroclub de Camargue (FR), Pilote Instructeur et Examinateur, a visité le site d’assemblage de Sonaca Aircraft. Au terme de sa visite, il a effectué un essai en vol à bord du Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro OONEW en présence de Pierre Van Wetter, Pilote et Co-Fondateur de Sonaca Aircraft.
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Essai en vol: Sonaca S200/201, le nouvel avion-école
Dérivé du Sling, avion sud-africain vendu en kit, ce biplace belge est certifié EASA
dans la catégorie CS-VLA. Destiné aux écoles de pilotage, celui-ci convient également
aux pilotes privés souhaitant voyager loin ou encore s'entraîner localement.
L'essai, conduit au départ de l'aérodrome de Namur, m'a vraiment enthousiasmé.
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Serie Productie Sonaca Aircraft
Met de ingebruikname van een nieuwe assemblagehal in het Belgische Namen heeft Sonaca Aircraft
eind september 2019 een nieuwe stap gezet in het verder vermarkten en produceren van zowel de
Sonaca 200 Trainer als de Trainer Pro. En dat terwijl pas vier jaar geleden de eerste contouren van de
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On 20 September 2019, Sonaca Aircraft unveiled its new facilities which are located at the
Namur aerodrome in Belgium. The infrastructure includes a 2000 m² assembly hall, offices
as well as a showroom. The aerodrome’s two parallel runways favor movements and allow
for testing and take-offs all year long.
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On Saturday, September 7, AYJET, the approved training organization and flight school based in Istanbul (Turkey), received its first Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro. This was the first of the six Sonaca 200 ordered by AYJET in August 2018.
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Neues Schulungsflugzeug setzt Massstäbe
«Das Flugzeug fühlt sich wie ein richtiges Flugzeug an», ist der erste Kommentar des Fluglehrers Philippe Genoud von Air Espace, wenn er zu seinem Flug mit der Sonaca 200 befragt wird, der am 30. Mai auf dem Lausanner Flugplatz La Blécherette stattfand.
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Aero Revue - Un nouvel avion-école donne la mesure
Voilà un véritable avion», tel a été le premier commentaire de Philippe Genoud, instructeur de vol chez Air Espace, interrogé sur son vol avec le Sonaca 200 qui s’est déroulé le 30 mai à l’aérodrome lausannois de La Blécherette. Genoud loue l’homogénéité du pilotage en vol, notant que l’avion se comporte très bien même en cas de décrochage.
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Air Academy New CAG confirme sa commande de 4 Sonaca 200 supplémentaires
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Air Academy New CAG has confirmed its order for 4 additional Sonaca 200s
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- Presentation of the Sonaca 200 "glass cockpit" version during the 2019 Aero Friedrichshafen European general aviation exhibition
- Sonaca Aircraft will mark the digital shift by offering the Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro, a connected and intelligent plane
- The delivery of the first two Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro aircraft is scheduled in June 2019
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Noordzee Vliegclub Oostende has signed a purchase agreement yesterday for a second Sonaca 200 (OO-NZE)
Noordzee Vliegclub Oostende heeft gisteren het contract getekend voor de aankoop van een tweede Sonaca 200 (OO-NZE), levering is voorzien in januari 2020. Eerstdaags zal de eerste Sonaca 200 (OO-NZD) de Oostendse vloot vervoegen. Volgend jaar viert NZVC zijn 50-jarig bestaan.
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BEHIND THE SCENES WITH JACQUES BODART, SONACA AIRCRAFT TEST PILOT
Jacques Bodart is closely linked to the Sonaca 200 certification program. He was the one who carried out the second phase of the flight tests, namely the plane’s spin tests.
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ASL has chosen the Sonaca 200 to support the development of its training center
As a specialized stakeholder in the management and operation of private jets, ASL operates personal and "charter” flights in Europe. In conjunction with the company JetNetherlands (takeover in 2014), ASL has a fleet of 30 aircraft ranging from 4-seater to 30-seater jets.
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Sonaca 200 deliveries: feedback from the first customers
"We recently received our first Sonaca 200 and we are busy qualifying our instructors and making differential trainings on this brand new trainer. Our new acquisition is meeting our expectations!"
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The certification of Sonaca 200 aircraft is a historic moment in Belgian aviation
Taking off from Temploux Aerodrome in Namur this autumm is the Sonaca 200 training aircraft - a new single-engin, two-seater plane destined for the flight school and leisure market. It's the first time in decades that a Belgian aerolplane has bee launched.
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We Flew Sonaca 200 - Rodric
After having flown the OO-SON demonstrator in 2016, I had the opportunity to once again fly on the OO-NEW pre-series machine on 24 September 2018 during Pierre Van Wetter’s tour in Switzerland.
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We Flew the Sonaca 200 - Rodric
Après avoir volé le démonstrateur OO-SON en 2016, j’ai eu l’occasion de revoler sur la machine de présérie OO-NEW le 24 septembre 2018 lors d’une tournée en Suisse de Pierre van Wetter.
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Sonaca 200 Le VLA “made in Belgium”
Un nouveau Very Light Aircraft (VLA) certifié sur le
marché : un candidat idéal pour l’école et le voyage.
Biplace côte-côte, tricycle, alu riveté… cet avion conçu
et fabriqué par le grand groupe belge Sonaca répond
par ses qualités de vol, sa robustesse et son autonomie
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Take Off Sirius Flight Report - ONE OF THE BEST IN TEST
On Friday the 24th of August, I had the opportunity to perform a test flight in the Sonaca 200 with Pierre Van Wetter. Pierre and another colleague have been involved in this pro-ject since day one. He is currently responsible for sales and marketing. Pierre received his masters degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Liège.
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Sonaca Aircraft has delivered the first two Sonaca 200s
The aviation schools "Belgian Flight School" (BFS)1 and “Air Academy New CAG" (New CAG)2 have received the first Sonaca 200s. These deliveries were scheduled during the EASA CS-VLA certification of the Sonaca 200 which was issued in June3.