![[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")
![[Credit: Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/4_rutan_a_longez.jpg_preview.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Rutan Symposium Turns to the Coming Canard Maintenance Crisis")
![[Credit: Flight Desgn GmbH]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1_mosaic_flightdesign.jpg_preview.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "FAA Accepts ASTM Standards, Clearing the Last Hurdle for MOSAIC")
![[Credit: magniX]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Magnix.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "magniX Opens Pre-Orders for an Electric Engine Aimed at Homebuilders")
Exciting Flight Test Software
Starting out the morning at the annual EAA Technical Counselor/Flight Advisor breakfast, I saw a presentation by a Boeing test pilot about a new...
What is it?
It sits two rows northeast of the Brown Arch, carries serial number one, and the builder is listed as a pretty famous group. Can...
Shaw Aerox Aviation Oxygen Systems 20% Off During AirVenture
Shaw Aerox® Aviation Oxygen Systems is offering a promotion of 20% off list price for all Aerox portable oxygen systems. Included in the price...
Scout ADS-B
A pocket sized, dual-band ADS-B receiver has just been released by ForeFlight called "Scout." This may be one of the smallest off-the-shelf solutions available...
Gnome Monosoupape 100 Rotary Engine
AirVenture must have 500 engines on display... real ones, mockups, and a few which are pure fantasy. Most are the same old thing in...
Educational Brothers!
I ran into these two familiar-looking guys in one of the display buildings at AirVenture, and had to stop and give you a big...
Tempest Easy Drain Tool
Spotted a great tool in the Superior booth, designed to drain the oil from a horizontal oil filter. Just clamp it on, attach a...
What is it?
This beautiful canard plane is built out of carbon fiber and foam composite and boasts fully retractable gear and an IO-360 engine. What makes...
Tri-Motor and Other Fun
Wednesday turned out to be a little damper than earlier in the week but you could still have a packed day of aviation adventure....
And the Interesting Wing Tip of the Year Award Goes to…
Wittman Buttercup N676JS!
Over the years designers and experimenters have tried a wide variety of different wing tip concepts to try to minimize the aerodynamic...
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Alternator and Voltage Regulator Problems
As everyone moves toward electronic instrumentation, the alternator is taking on a more and...
![The Bonanze Fly-n-Eat founder Dr. Rick Rzepka flies to restaurant locations using his app. [Credit: Dr. Rick Rzepka]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Beechcraft-Bonanza-copy.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Flying To Lunch Just Got Easier")
This Puddle We Play In
You are a rare person, participating in a unique hobby. You’ve seen the reactions...