![[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")
![Dragging it in low and slow for the STOL competition. [Credit: Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SnF_dragging_in.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Sun ’n Fun 2026 Recap: Avionics Upgrades, Thorp Kits, and STOL Action")
![[Credit: McFarlane Alaska]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/McFarlane_tailwheel.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel")
Homebuilder’s Hangar Presentations
Talks of interest to homebuilders are happening almost continuously this week (at least during weekdays) at the Homebuilder’s Hangar. Several of KITPLANES regular contributors...
Do Weight-Shifting and Wing-Warping Skills Transfer?
After interviewing Open Sky designer and pilot Kazuhiko Hachiya and his engineering partner Tota Ueno on Monday, I invited them to join me in...
Red Flight
Dr. Kraft passed away today, the 22nd of July, 2019—just two days after the 50th anniversary of man’s first setting foot on the moon.
AirVenture Golf Cart Tour
Yup, it's that time of year again. AirVenture 2019 has just started in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and Kitplanes and AVweb are covering it, beginning with...
Let the Games Begin!
The field came alive this morning under perfect weather conditions and the crowds were out. The newly arranged kit and other home built-related vendors...
Return to OSH
Duane Huff garnered fame (if not fortune) when he fully restored a beautiful 1947 Aeronca Chief and flew it from Lawrenceville, Georgia to Oshkosh...
Jetting To Oshkosh
I know (or have met - I really don't have a lot of good friends in that economic class) a number of folks that...
Recovery Day
The sun came out Sunday morning and it was a beautiful day. Not hot like last Friday… not raining like Saturday. A perfect day...
Sturgeon of Waterworld
The following is presented for amusement purposes only and is not intended to dissuade or discourage attendance at what is sure to be a...
All Hail The Volunteers!
The AirVenture grounds were busy last Friday with hundreds of volunteers scurrying around, preparing. Their efforts in homebuilt parking, homebuilt camping, and the vintage...
In Case You Missed It
DIY Compact Blind-Rivet Puller
While building my Panther tail kit, I came upon this note in the assembly...
