![[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")
Loss-Of-Control Prevention Concept Wins Founder’s Innovation Prize
A digital flight-condition indicator called Airball won the top award this week in EAA's new Founder's Innovation Prize contest. Airball's creator, Ihab Awad of San Jose, California, goes home from AirVenture with $25,000 after pitching his concept to a panel of celebrity judges, EAA announced.
New Hartzell 5-Blade Carbon Fiber Prop Boosts Speed, Climb Rates for...
Evolution Aircraft has completed extensive performance and noise testing confirming the performance improvements of the new Hartzell five-blade composite swept-tip constant-speed prop for the...
Airbly's Cockpit Canairy Monitor
Big data is a big thing for airlines, which monitor flights in real time to track maintenance and anomalies. Now the same capability is...
Zenith Announces New 180-hp SAM-EX
This week at AirVenture, Zenith Aircraft, the new owners of the SAM aircraft design, introduced the SAM-EX. Based on the prototype SAM aircraft introduced...
Pitot Fun
When keeping an aircraft outdoors, it is important to keep the pitot tube covered to prevent water, bugs or other obstructions from blocking it....
GrypMat – a Clever Tool Holder
How many times have you been working on the engine of your low wing airplane and started laying tools on the wing? Wrenches, screwdrivers,...
NTSB Presentations at AirVenture 2016
The NTSB will be presenting on Avoiding Construction and Maintenance Errors in Experimental Aircraft at 3:15 today in the Federal Pavilion. Look for other interesting programs each day.
Diesels For Homebuilts
This time last year, Continental was officially limiting EAB diesel applications to kit manufacturer's supervised build programs, the notable example being the Diesel Sportsman. However, that's scheduled to change as Continental quietly gains experience with individual installations.
Temple Bazaar Right Here at AirVenture
Are your feet hurting, back aching, and your aviation passion oversaturated? Is the consistent politeness of the northern Midwest locals beginning to bug you...
Flying the AirVenture Homebuilt Showcase
It seems that mere mortals like me are welcome to slip into the AirVenture air show. There is a Homebuilt Showcase during the afternoon...
In Case You Missed It
The Home Machinist
Taking that first cut into the sheet metal of an aircraft panel can be daunting, and being as precise as youd like is even more so. Author Bob Fritz eases your anxiety about the process with some tips about how to use the right tool for the right job, so that the hole you get is the one you wanted.
Vroom!
Months of repair work netted Bill Repucci a new, more powerful engine for his RV-9. The increase in horsepower brings with it a shift in CG and handling characteristics.