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Continue to the categoryManchester Students Roll Out Their Second RV-12iS
Manchester School of Technology students rolled out their second RV-12iS, and the Aviation Museum of N.H. seeks a fourth school. Proposals due Nov. 5.
Federal Credit Union Launches Line of Credit for Airplane Upgrades
Panel upgrades, ADS-B integration, and engine overhauls can easily run tens of thousands of dollars. Sonoma Federal Credit Union’s new Flight-Line gives owners of single-engine piston airplanes a fixed-rate way to pay for that work over time.
One Week Wonder Returns With the Super Cruzer
EAA will build a Zenith CH 750 Super Cruzer in seven days at AirVenture 2027, and it is recruiting builders and ambassadors to help.
Where Garmin and Dynon Stand on Integrated Flight Panels
Garmin AXIS puts IFR GPS, nav/com and audio inside the display and ships now; Dynon is moving them behind the panel. Where each OEM stands for builders.
Three Homebuilts Join the EAA Aviation Museum
Six aircraft join the EAA Aviation Museum, including a scratch-built World Cruiser, John Moody's Icarus II ultralight and an Epps 1912 monoplane replica.
New Rules for Getting Your Homebuilt Certified
Order 8130.2M frees Phase I flight testing, sends new homebuilts to a different FAA office and explains how owners amend their operating limitations.
Viking V-42 Twin
![At Sun ‘n Fun 2026, Viking Aircraft Engines surprised the crowd with its first complete kit — the V-42, a high-wing twin powered by two Honda-based engines. Here’s an early look. [Credit: Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/P1020293.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Viking V-42 Twin")
Outside the exhibition hangers at Sun ‘n Fun, Viking Aircraft Engines had its usual location and as I walked up, I was greeted by,...
Part 22 Gets Real: Van’s Delivers the First MOSAIC-Certified Airplane
![[Credit: Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_5238.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Part 22 Gets Real: Van’s Delivers the First MOSAIC-Certified Airplane")
The paperwork era of MOSAIC ended at Oshkosh this year. On the same week the FAA's new Part 22 certification framework took effect, Van's...
Rutan Symposium Turns to the Coming Canard Maintenance Crisis
![[Credit: Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/4_rutan_a_longez.jpg_preview.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Rutan Symposium Turns to the Coming Canard Maintenance Crisis")
The Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience held its annual Future of Rutan Designs Symposium on Wednesday, July 22, at Forum Stage 9. This year the...
FAA Accepts ASTM Standards, Clearing the Last Hurdle for MOSAIC
![[Credit: Flight Desgn GmbH]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1_mosaic_flightdesign.jpg_preview.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "FAA Accepts ASTM Standards, Clearing the Last Hurdle for MOSAIC")
The Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association arrived at Oshkosh this week with the news homebuilders and light-aircraft makers have waited a decade to hear. The...
magniX Opens Pre-Orders for an Electric Engine Aimed at Homebuilders
![[Credit: magniX]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Magnix.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "magniX Opens Pre-Orders for an Electric Engine Aimed at Homebuilders")
magniX is using AirVenture to move electric propulsion out of the demonstrator stage and toward the flight line. The company announced it is opening...
New Book Collects 91 Survival Stories from Experimental Pilots
Every account in Fletcher McKenzie new book comes from a pilot who lived to tell it. That is the organizing idea behind 91 Lessons...
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Got Threads?
What to do when you've stripped a spark plug hole or other threaded receptacle in your homebuilt (once the cursing has stopped)? We have ways...
Around the Patch
A visit to the CubCrafters factory in a rural area of Washington state can get a guy thinking about leaving big city life behind. By Marc Cook.