![[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")
Alternative Engine Conference
Patrick Panzera, the main man at Contact! magazine and a contributor to Kitplanes, is also the major magneto behind the Alternative Engine Conference. Like...
We Keep Killing People…
I guess it's a Monday Aviation Journalist thing - time to get grumpy and complain. Over on our sister publication, AVweb, Rick Durden is...
Nose Job
There comes a time in every plane's life when you just have to take her down for maintenance. Our RV-3B is probably the most...
Two “Fly-ins”
Not too many days ago, a dry lakebed near our home became the temporary residence of about 70,000 people as the annual Burning Man...
(Almost) Engine Hanging Time
We riveted on the firewall of our Dream Tundra project the other day - a major milestone because we think that means we have...
Savier Saves His Lid
Klaus Savier is a man who uses his head. His understanding of engine management has been amply demonstrated by an impressively long list of...
Findlay Glows
Andrew Findlay, the Stihl-sponsored Lancair Legacy Sport Gold racer, is having a developmental year at the Reno National Air Races. We've been following along...
Dangers of the Reno Ramp
It's difficult to get onto the ramp at the Reno air races. Credentials are limited to essential crew members and even press credentials allow...
Golden F1 Gold
High anticipation for today's Formula One Gold race was well-justified. Word was Steve Senegal and his ripping-quick Endeavor would be starting from the back...
Reno F1 Shake-Up
Thanks to a rare low-flying penalty in Saturday's heat race by perpetual Formula One gold front runner Steve Senegal, what was becoming an interesting...
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Pack Your Spotted Cow and Go
I heard Jester’s coarse voice and felt the impact of each syllable, “You. Nev-er....
Vizz-War: A little Drop’ll Do Ya
So, you've got your pretty airplane all fitted out with antennas. In metal ships,...
Warm Up Your Engine This Winter
Count yourself fortunate if you live in a region where winter does not bring...