![[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")
From Our Junior Reporter
I tried out a VR headset at the Aeroshell booth. VR stands for Virtual Reality. The headset offers a 360-degree camera view, with motion...
New Flaps for Javron Super Cub
Jay De Rosier of Javron Super Cubs introduces his new optional Keller flaps for buyers of his Super Cub kits. These flaps will deflect...
Off-site Action
Not all of the action at AirVenture is at Oshkosh. A number of small groups hold activities at other airports and commute back and...
B is for Bearhawk
The last time we flew the Bearhawk was about three years ago at Oshkosh - we found the hefty four-place with the IO-540 to...
Corn Roast
What a great way to end the day at OSH. Charlie Becker of EAA Headquarters sponsored a corn roast in the Homebuilt camping tent....
Volunteers: Homebuilt Aircraft Registration
If you have ever flown your homebuilt aircraft into AirVenture, your first stop was probably the Homebuilt Aircraft Registration hut, also called the Homebuilders...
Volunteers – The Welcome Wagon
Maybe you've scud-run into Ripon, dodged a couple of planes diving down in front of you between Ripon and Fisk, freaked out over the two...
L-3 Aviation Products Announces Lynx ADS-B Products and Support for Experimental...
With the new LynxDirect program, it's now possible for builders and owners of Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft to self-install the Lynx line of ADS-B products. L-3...
Van’s Annual Banquet
Each year, the Van's RV faithful gather at the EAA Nature Pavilion on Tuesday evening of AirVenture to swap stories, meet the factory folks...
Belite SkyDock Offers Fun, Affordable Flying
Belite Aircraft's SkyDock has been updated with an attractive molded carbon fiber fuselage. The lightweight aerodynamic design creates a fast, efficient aircraft or one...
In Case You Missed It
Practical Electrical
Battery facts and fables: lithium lead-acid equivalency. By Robert L. Nuckolls, III.
Alternative Energies
Electric Light Sport Aircraft are few and far between, owing primarily to the heavy batteries eating into LSA weight restrictions. The Alternair Amp is poised to change all that. By Dean Sigler.
All About Avionics
Todays homebuilt aircraft avionics packages often incorporate a number of boxes behind the panel, all requiring a particular type of wiring to go with them (not to mention all the other power draws such as lights, flap motors, etc.). Its advisable, then, to consider the length and nature of the wiring to be included in your project from the moment you start building. Avionics techno Stein Bruch explains the how and why of managing the wiring requirements for your aircraft.
