![[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")
NavWorx ADS600-EXP – Affordable ADS-B Solution and Available Now
NavWorx, Inc. announced an affordable solution for Experimental and LSA aircraft owners with the release of its ADS600-EXP. This announcement came on the heels of...
Kitplanes Photo Contest: Vote Now!
For this month's "Best of..." Kitplanes photo contest, we asked builders to send in their best sunset photo. The editorial staff has sorted through...
Editor’s Report from SnF – Day 4 – Tuesday, April 24
Any day that starts in a Cub is a good day! This morning we had the chance to do a sunrise flight in the...
Editor’s Report from SnF – Day 3 – Tuesday, April 23
Day 3 of the annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-in dawned with ominous dark clouds on the western horizon. Kitplanes got in a couple of...
Avilution – The New Way to EFIS
Every once in a while you happen onto something actually NEW at SNF, not just improved. So it was today when I met Mark...
Editor’s Report from SnF – Day 2 – Tuesday, April 22
From Powered Parachutes to Jets!
Great weather greeted Day 2 of the Sun 'n Fun 2015 fly-in in Florida today. Early morning high clouds broke...
CubCrafters Introduces New Carbon Cub EX-2
CubCrafters has announced an upgrade to its Carbon Cub EX, an Experimental/ Amateur-Built kit aircraft that features a lightweight airframe and powerful 180 h.p....
Free Garmin Mode S Transponder Software Upgrades at Sun-N-Fun 2015
Garmin will provide free software upgrades for Garmin Mode S transponders used in Experimental aircraft at Sun-N-Fun. Just bring your GTX23ES, GTX330, or GTX330ES...
AvMap Announces EngiBOX EMS for Rotax Engines
AvMap, an Italian manufacturer of avionics, has introduced EngiBOX, an engine monitor designed specifically for Rotax aircraft engines. Fitting in a standard 3 1/8-inch...
Editor’s Report from SnF – Day 1 – Tuesday, April 21
The Sun n Fun Fly-in opened to improving weather today, and many pilots worried about making it to the annual event in Lakeland were...
In Case You Missed It
The Ultimate Upgrade
Veteran pilots and kit builders, Wendell and Martha Solesbee make the reasoned decision to embark on a Lancair Evo build—the ultimate upgrade to their already-impressive homebuilt fleet.
Safety Is No Accident: Glasair and GlaStar
Ron Wanttaja examines the accident data for the Glasair and GlaStar designs and finds structural support may play a key role.
Ask the DAR
Can a powered parachute be classified as Experimental/Exhibition if it missed the ELSA deadline?