Aaron & Isaiah's Sonex trip to the Bahamas Out-Islands

Well, I have to admit this one made the wife a bit nervous, but we strapped on our life vests and packed a PLB and went for it... an "epic" father-son road trip in the air down the east coast and then island hopping along the out-islands of the Bahamas! We stayed at two different small and very remote resorts on Abaco and Eleuthera as well as a day trip along the Exuma cays and a stop at Staniel Cay. Wow that water color! Wow those fish & coral!! Wow we made it back in one piece!!! Obviously we sincerely Thank God for keeping us safe... enjoy the video, try it full screen and in HD mode!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Sonex
• experimental
• homebuilt
• airplane
• father-son
• trip
• out
• islands
• Bahamas
• snorkeling

[ATLRCFlyer]

At 7:07 you see the Cirrus and say "That is a real plane and...here is my Sonex". Well keep in mind: If you didn't build it yourself, it's not really yours...;-) Very nice video.

[aaronknight7]

If you listen closely I then quickly/foolishly said "Mine's Better" at which point my son laughed because he knew it wasn't true and there was no convincing me otherwise... :-)

[bnther36]

I am sooooooo jealous : )

That was fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.

(did u really got lost on an island with only 1 road?)

[aaronknight7]

Well... it was too short! We were trying to get to the marina to rent the boat to get to the cave to swim under the tunnel to get into the grotto that Jack built (err, uhh...) The road just ended at a dirt path and we didn't realize THAT was the marina, so we turned around and went up a hill and all of the sudden we were back at the airport realizing THAT was the marina. Anyway - short answer: YES - we got LOST, for 10 minutes, on a tiny island with ONE road, and YES - we had a MAP.

[yooper86]

The question is, did you run some smoke in the Bahamas? : )

Tim D-T

[aaronknight7]

Yes actually. I emptied most of the tank to make space (weight) for baggage. But I left a little and it came in handy for doing a smoking flyby of the White Crown Aviation staff at N Eleuthera - they were all quite taken by the plane and always parked it next to the jets. Funny.

[Asterixarcher]

What An Epic Trip!!

[rampeyboy]

I loved this video. It is exactly why I am building my Mustang II, I want to make that same trip as soon as possible!

[rampeyboy]

This video is exactly why I am building my Mustang II. I want to make this exact trip as soon as possible! Awesome video!

[Avi8orKeith]

Now THAT'S what I call "male bonding"....each of my sons deserves a trip like this and I'm determined to make it happen. I didn't even want a Sonex until I watched this video. I'm going to have to rethink my plans....Thanks for sharing such a cool video!

[leepadeep]

This was an awesome video it captured the human spirit very well.