![[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")
Tail Wheel Time
In no way do I consider myself a tail wheel snob, but for some reason, all of the airplanes in my hangar (including the...
Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving weekend always seems to signal the start of real winter weather over the continental United States, and that means snow, ice, low ceilings...
Sennheiser Withdraws from the Cockpit
Audio specialist Sennheiser is withdrawing from the pilots' headset business in March 2016. The company says it will fulfill all its obligations for servicing...
1000 Van's RV-9s flying
For days, the employees at Van's Aircraft had been watching the "hobbs meter" on their own website, waiting for news of the one thousandth...
Joe Friend's Searey LSX
My new Searey LSX was completed in August 2015. It is painted to honor the Greatest Generation and styled like the PBY Catalina in...
Belite Special Offer: 25% Off on Digital Altimeter/VSI
The Belite Digital LCD Altimeter / VSI is designed to provide many critical pieces of flight information to the pilot in a single, small...
Garmin Team X Introduces GAD 27 Adapter
New GAD 27 pairs with G3X Touch to streamline installations and add more capability
Garmin announced the GAD 27, a small, lightweight and solid state...
Two Week Wonder
New program offers finished kit aircraft in just two weeks
Based on similar well-established kitplane builder-assistance programs (i.e. Sportsman 2+2), Plane-Crafters now offers the ultimate...
Doing it Right, Feeling Light
Building a homebuilt airplane takes a lot of time, compared to just about anything else that people might choose to put together. Fabricating parts,...
Saupe Kitfox
My wife Shelli and I started our Kitfox III kit October 19th of 2014. Thanks to the generous help of our local EAA Chapter...
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Dan’s World
Columnist and RV builder Dan Checkoway advocates keeping it simple so that you can actually afford to fuel and fly your homebuilt aircraft. He claims many builders buy into the hype about the latest and greatest equipment must-haves, and then complain about the price at the pump.
Prop Blade Effects
We often treat the propeller as a uniform “actuator disc” and the slipstream as...