![[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")
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Dennis Hasha, Homebuilder Headquarters Registration Chair told KITPLANES that 1031 homebuilt aircraft had flown in and registered at AirVenture as of noon today. A...
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ALPA letter to U.S. Senate ignores facts in favor of political rhetoric
The Experimental Aircraft Association and other general aviation groups today fired back at...
Liberty
One RV that draws the attention of every AirVenture passerby is "Liberty" with a spectacular paint job that pays tribute to all branches of...
Gnarly Noise Negators
Our first day at Air Venture someone urged us to check out Lightspeed's "new" headsets with the ANR microphone on the outside of the...
Wise Move(ing)
Ralph Wise clearly feels The Need. His one-off GT400 says speed while standing in the Air Venture grass, and once you know Wise was...
Spectator Day
Most of the homebuilts that made up the record-setting attendance in Homebuilt Camping and Parking earlier in the week have left the field and...
Seguin Awarded Spirit of Flight
Last night the Society of Experimental Test Pilots awarded Elliott Seguin with the Spirit of Flight. The honor was bestowed at the Homebuilder's Dinner...
The Numbers Please!
In a small, unmarked building in "Area 51" on the grounds of Whitman Regional Airport (AKA AirVenture), a small group of workers toil literally...
Hot Stuff
By the weekend AirVenture turns to party mode. Tonight balloons were glowing and the live music flowing at Boeing Plaza. Ralph Wises's one-off GT400...
It Takes a Team
Wherever I have gone on the AirVenture grounds this year, I have received compliments on the coverage that Kitplanes has been providing on the...
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Hanging up the Spurs
As I write this, it is August 31, 2020, which wouldn’t normally mean anything...
Morning Sickness: It’s About Sticking Valves
Although its not a new phenomenon, you may not be aware of reduced valve stem to valve guide clearance syndrome and what to do to alleviate it. By Steve Ells.