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Total CX4 Fleet Flight Hours Reported as of 4/15/2017:   3316.6
(42 of 55 owners reporting)

 
                        

Who will launch the next bird from the nest?


 
#55
 CX4 S/N 385; N63TG
 Maiden Flight:
 (Unknown)
 
 Builder/Owner:
Tony Gallo
Manchester, NH
USA

 
 Last Reported Flight Hours:
4/15/2017 - 60.0

 
#54
 CX4 S/N 292; N292CX
 Maiden Flight:
 March 3, 2017 
 
 Builder/Owner:
Harold McCollum

Middleburg, FL
USA

 
 Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending



 
#53
 CX4 S/N 341; N341CX
 Maiden Flight:
 August 4, 2016
 
 Builder/Owner:
Ed Seffel
Bulverde, TX

USA

 
 Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending

 
#52
 CX4 S/N 164; 19-8513
 Maiden Flight:
 July 2, 2016
 
 Builder/Owner:
Kevin Wintergreene
Manjimup, WA
Australia

 

 Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending

 
#51
 CX4 S/N 434; 19-8586
 Maiden Flight:
 March 11, 2016
 
 Builder/Owner:
Dean Tompkins
Millicent, SA
5280
Australia

 
 Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending

 
#50
 CX4 S/N 252; N252EX
 Maiden Flight:
 January 21, 2016
 
 Builder/Owner:
Joel Williams
Running Springs, CA
USA

 
 Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending

 
#49
 CX4 S/N 176; C-IWAA
 Maiden Flight:
 August 6, 2015
 
 Builder/Owner:
Donald Nattress
St. Joseph Island, Ontario Canada
 
 Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending



 
#48
 CX4 S/N 355; N443JF
 Maiden Flight:
 March 28, 2015
 
 Builder/Owner:

Jack Ference
Pickerington, Ohio
USA

1st Flight Pilot:
Jim Baldwin
 
 Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/14/2015 - 1.0

#47
 CX4 S/N 440; N440BS
 Maiden Flight:
 December 12, 2014
 
 Builder/Owner:
 Bob Squires
 Ovilla, Texas
 USA

 

 Last Reported Flight Hours:
 
Pending
#46
CX4 S/N 215; N136JB
Maiden Flight:
December 1, 2014

Builder/Owner:
Les Brusse
Enterprise, Alabama
USA


Last Reported Flight Hours:
12/6/2014 - 5.0


 

#45
CX4 S/N 463; ZK-JDY
Maiden Flight:
September 27, 2014

Builder/Owner:
Philip Richards
Spreyton, Christchurch,
New Zealand

Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending

 
#44
CX4 S/N 505; 19-8461
Maiden Flight:
September 12, 2014

Builder/Owner:
Dennis Martin
Ridgehaven, Australia

1st Flight Pilot:
Marc Michell
(Red Hat)


Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending

#43
CX4 S/N 173; N414CX
Maiden Flight:
July 25, 2014

Builder/Owner:
Earnest Martin
Arden, NC, USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
9/26/2014 - 39.2


#42
CX4 S/N 260; N260CW
Maiden Flight:
April 22, 2014

Builder/Owner:
Charlie Wieland 
Huntington Beach, CA, USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending

 
#41
CX4 S/N 519; N147HL
Maiden Flight:
April 18, 2014

Builder/Owner:
Brandon Burgdorf
Evansville, IN, USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
9/29/2014 - 75.0

 



 

#40
CX4 S/N 404; N404CX
Maiden Flight:
September 25, 2013

Owner:
Marc Waterman

Builder:
Glen Wilcox
Oak Park, CA, USA

Test Pilot:
Dan Gray
Aviation F/X
Santa Paula, CA.


Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending

 

 

Congratulations Jim!

 

#39
CX4 S/N 143 & 446; N446CX
Maiden Flight:
July 17, 2013

S/N 143 construction was begun by Thomas Swearingen,
Normal, Illinois. USA

Owner/Builder:
Jim H. Terry
Franklin, LA
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
9/21/2013 - 18

 


 

#38
CX4 S/N 430; N117JM
Maiden Flight:
March 19, 2013

Owners/Builders:
Jon & Carolyn Middleton
Overgaard, AZ
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/20/2013 - 5.4


 

#37
CX4 S/N 383; C-IJQN
Maiden Flight:
Date Unknown

Owner:
Doug Hocking
Wroxeter, Ontario
CA

Builder:
George Dodds
 Exeter, Ontario
CA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/20/2013 - 28


 

#36
CX4 S/N 347; N347CX
Maiden Flight:
February 9, 2013

Owner/Builder:
Allan Pixley
Niceville, FL
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
8/25/2015 - 160

 


 
#35
CX4 S/N 478; N95RP
Maiden Flight:
January 11, 2013

Owner:
Larry Lukehart
Albion, IA
USA

Builder:
Richard Payne
Friendswood TX
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
9/21/2014 - 20

 

Len sent us this photo of "Tin Lizzy" last December, but decided to hold off on her first flight until the Tri-gear mod could be installed:


Fast forward - The Tri-gear mod has been added:




 

And finally Tin Lizzy has taken to the skies!



Len will send us photo's from the chase plane soon.
 

#34
CX4 S/N 342; ZU-FML
Maiden Flight:
October 5, 2012

Owner/Builder:
Len Nyenes
Capetown, South Africa

Last Reported Flight Hours:
3/14/2017 - 100

#33
CX4 S/N 189, ZK-CXY
Maiden Flight:
August 24, 2012

Owner/Builder:
Derek Dikstaal
Walwera, Auckland,
New Zealand


Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending

 



#32
CX4 S/N 371, N262TB
Maiden Flight:
July 21, 2012

Owner/Builder:
Thomas Balazs
Maplewood, NJ
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
1/12/2013 - 30
#31
CX4 S/N 327; N327CX
Maiden Flight:
May 12, 2012

Owner:
Billy Ramsey
Springfield, IL
USA
 
Builder:
John Marples
Sonoma, CA
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/7/2013 - 7


Kevin's CX4 is hangered at Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield
Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia
#30
CX4 S/N 322; 19-7983
Maiden Flight:
May 8, 2012

Owner/Builder:
Kevin Osborne
Brisbane, Australia

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/23/2013 - 15
#29
CX4 S/N 024; N24CX
Maiden Flight:
May 6, 2012

Owner/Builder:
Virgil Thovson
Ellensburg, WA
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/20/2013 - 1.0

#28
CX4 S/N 274; C-ISXY
Maiden Flight:
March 30, 2012

Owner:
Brad Sharp
Seattle, WA
USA

Builder:
Sylvain Bélanger
Montreal, QC
Canada

Last Reported Flight Hours:
4/01/2012 - 0.6


#27
CX4 S/N 235; 19-7872
Maiden Flight:
January 18, 2012

Owner/Builder:
Mick Wright
Gawler, Australia

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/21/2014 - 50.0


 


Another Tri-gear Modification Has Been Completed!


 


#26
CX4 S/N 232; N13CX
Maiden Flight:
November 22, 2011

Owner/Builder:
George May
Brentwood, NH
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
11/27/2013 - 30.0


#25
CX4 S/N 362; N362CX
Maiden Flight:
October 27, 2011

Owner/Builder:
Bob Marek
Cadott, WI
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/09/2013 - 33


#24
CX4 S/N 398; N254RM
Maiden Flight:
June 25, 2011

Owner:
Mark Scoggins
Charlotte, NC
USA

Builder:
Roger Miller
East Bend, NC
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
7/13/2016 - 137.0


#23
CX4 S/N 152, N725WJ
Maiden Flight:
June 21, 2011

Owner/Builder:
Wade Jones
 Brazorie,  TX
USA

PIREP: 23, 25, 31

Last Reported Flight Hours:
9/12/2014 - 117.5


#22
CX4 S/N 151
Maiden Flight:
May, 2011

Owner/Builder Partners:
Paulo Kessler &
José Marcelo Morgon
Xaxim, Curitiba,
Brasil

Last Reported Flight Hours:
Pending

#21
CX4 S/N 220; N220CX
Maiden Flight:
May, 2011

Owner/Builder:
Gene Morton
Waller, TX
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/21/2013 - 1


#20
CX4 S/N 178; ZK-TCX
Maiden Flight:
April, 2011

Owner/Builder:
Allen Jones
Levin, New Zealand

PIREP: 29

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/21/2013 - 85


#19
CX4 S/N 052; N52CX
Maiden Flight:
February 28, 2011

Owner/Builder:
Doug Garin
Garfield, MN
USA

PIREP: 21, 22

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/20/2013 - 20.0


#18
CX4 S/N 099; N117CX
Maiden Flight:
October 2, 2010

Owner/Builder:
Jim Williams
Tucker, GA
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/21/2013 - 22.0

#17
CX4 S/N 241; N938DH
Maiden Flight:
June 14, 2010

Owner:
Gene Divincenzo
Lima, OH
USA

Builder:
Dennis Hackbarth
Bremen, IN
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
9/17/2013 - 147.0


#16

CX4 S/N 0027; N27CX
Maiden Flight:
Nov 25, 2009

Owner:
James B Bethel
Kerrville, TX
USA

Builder:
Lee Bates
Ellensburg, WA
USA

PIREP: 19

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/21/2013 - 4.0

 
#15

CX4 S/N 0236; N236CX
Maiden Flight:
Nov. 5, 2009

Owner:
Kelly Farmer
Dumas AR
USA

Builder:
Johnny Williams
San Angelo, TX
USA

PIREPS: 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 24

Last Reported Flight Hours:
05/21/2013 - 60.0


Tri-gear Modification Completed - 2012


#14

CX4 S/N 0200; N949DC
Maiden Flight:
Aug 23, 2009

Owner/Builder:
Tom Stallings
Garden City, KS
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/8/2013 - 276.0

#13

CX4 S/N 0040; N266SB
Maiden Flight:
June 13, 2009

Owner:
Michael Nothdurft
Augusta, GA
USA

Builder:
Sam Butler
Saluda, NC
USA

PIREP:  9

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/21/2013 - 65.0


#12

CX4 S/N 0159; N306TA 
Maiden Flight:
May 23, 2009

Owner/Builder:
Bill Finley
Rugby, ND
USA

PIREP: 13

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/21/2013 - 180


#11

CX4 S/N 0062; N62CX
Maiden Flight:
March 26, 2009

Owner/Builder:
Dennis Kelly
Kirkwood, MO
USA

PIREP: 14

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5
/08/2013 - 45
 


#10

CX4 S/N 0092; ZU-FBE
Maiden Flight:
December 16, 2008

Owner/Builder:
Anton Tallie
St. Helena
South Africa

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/23/2013 - 117.0
 


#9

CX4 S/N 0033; N433CX
Maiden Flight:
October 7, 2008

Owner/Builder:
Will Leonard
Troutdale, VA
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
4/01/2012 - 42.0


#8

CX4 S/N 0058; N458CX
Maiden Flight:
October 5, 2008

Owner/Builder:
Phil Leonard
Knightdale, NC
USA

PIREP:  8

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/21/2013 - 50
 


#7

CX4 S/N 0061; N461JM
Maiden Flight:
August 15, 2008

Owner/Builder:
John Meier
Sugar Land, TX
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/21/2013 - 125.0


 


#6

CX4 S/N 0126; N14HU
Maiden Flight:
August 15, 2008

Owner:
Bruce Watson 

Phoenix, AZ
USA

Builder:
Hugh Harrison
Gulf Breeze, FL
USA

PIREPS:
 4 ,  6

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/21/2013 - 209.7


#5

CX4 S/N 0162; N7555X
Maiden Flight:
April 25, 2008

Owner/Builder:
Doug Lambert
Evergreen, AL
USA

PIREP:  12

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/15/2013 - 391.0
 


#4

CX4 S/N 0095; N5089Q
Maiden Flight:
April 2, 2008

Owner:
Raymond Schafer
Bismarck, ND
USA

Builder:
Scott Casler
Hummel Engines
5464 East Storey Road
Coolidge, AZ
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/13/2013 - 60.0

Photo courtesy of Jo Hunter - Futurshox.net
#3

CX4 S/N 0074; N74CX
Maiden Flight:
March 11, 2008

Owner: Joe Sigler
Bartlesville, OK
USA

Builder: Bill Stinson

PIREP:  3

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/22/2013 - 245.0
 


#2

CX4 S/N 0087; N524JC
Maiden Flight:
October 17, 2007

Owner:
Haney Technical Center


Builder:
James Carnahan
Panama City, FL
USA

Last Reported Flight Hours:
35.0
 


#1

CX4 S/N 0001; N3058W
Maiden Flight:
February 10, 2004

Designer/Builder/Owner:
Dave Thatcher
Pensacola, FL
USA

PIREPS: 1, 2, 5, 18, 20

Last Reported Flight Hours:
5/21/2013 - 206.0