![[Credit: Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_5238.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Part 22 Gets Real: Van’s Delivers the First MOSAIC-Certified Airplane")
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![[All images credited to Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_6716.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Glasair Sportsman 2+2, Part Two")
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EAA Homebuilders Week Kicks off January 27
The Experimental Aircraft Association will host online homebuilding seminars January 27-31.
Radiant Technology Unveils Taxi Camera
A flush camera and accompanying 7-inch LCD display grants tailwheel pilots forward visibility while taxiing.
Hurricane Helene Relief Effort with a Can-Do Attitude
Hurricane Helene hit the Florida panhandle as a Category 4 storm—with winds of 130 to 156 mph—and then tracked north through Georgia, South Carolina...
Las Cruces Confidential
With so much new at Las Cruces last weekend there are details behind the racing worth noting.
Las Cruces A Win
From a Sport Class air racing perspective the Las Cruces Air and Space Expo held last weekend was a great success.
Sonex Approves Gross-Weight Increase
Sonex and Waiex owners may designate a max gross weight of 1220 pounds for aircraft with 100 hp or more.
Las Cruces Sport Qualifying
Expected top-qualifier Andrew Findlay ran into injector issues thanks to minor debris floating around the fuel system.
Sport Air Racing Livestream
A livestream feed from the Sport Class races so we can all follow the action as it happens.
Mojave Experimental Fly-In This Saturday
Eyeballing airplanes and easy access to their designers/pilots.
In Case You Missed It
Navigating the New FAA Airworthiness Certificate Application Program
You’ll need access to a computer and scanner to complete this online airworthiness process.
Meet the Fokker, U.K. Style
In 1915, Allied pilots called the Eindecker the Scourge. In 2007, three friends in England bought and built Eindecker replica kits, and improved upon the original design. By Geoff Jones.
CubCrafters EX-2 363 Walkaround Review
CubCrafters' Brad Damm details all the differences in the EX-2 with the CC 363i...