![[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")
Homebuilding Pioneer Ray Stits Dies at 93
Kitplanes has learned of the recent passing of one of the legends in homebuilding, Ray Stits. He was 93 years old. Ray's many contributions...
Aircraft Spruce Stocks Clecall Steel Upright Pliers
Aircraft Spruce is the exclusive distributor of the Clecall Steel Upright Cleco Pliers, which are faster to use and easier to activate than standard Cleco...
Memorial Services for Jeremy Monnett
The Sonex Aircraft website has announced: Memorial services for Jeremy Monnett have been scheduled for Sunday, June 7th. Services will be at the EAA...
Zenith Fly In to Summer: June 20, 2015
Informal gathering of Zenith enthusiasts having fun, growing the sport
The long tradition of builder camaraderie and help that is the hallmark of Zenith Aircraft...
Update from Sonex Aircraft
Sonex Aircraft released this statement earlier this morning:
"June 3, 2014, Oshkosh, WI
It is with heavy hearts that we report the loss of two members...
Jeremy Monnett Perishes in Crash
Kitplanes has learned that Jeremy Monnett, CEO of Sonex Aircraft and son of Founder and President John Monnett, was one of the victims of...
Fatal Sonex Crash in Wisconsin
The Northwestern is reporting two people died in a Sonex aircraft crash in Wisconsin on Wednesday afternoon. "The Oshkosh Police and Fire departments responded...
Smith Sonex N439M
After 5 years, 3 months, and 2,360 hours, plans-built Sonex N439M first flew on June 21, 2014. Other than a misbehaving airspeed indicator, the first flight...
Seen at The Mojave Experimental Fly-In
Aviation speed dating on the Mojave ramp
While there's much more to it, the core attraction of the Mojave Experimental Fly-In is the four-hour meet-and-greet...
Best of… Photo Contest: Intake Plugs
For this month, we'd like to see what homebuilders use to keep dirt - and critters - out of their intakes and pitot tubes...
In Case You Missed It
Light Stuff
Roy Beisswenger discusses a rational path for owners of sport aircraft to become commercially rated.
