![[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")
Baker Sonex
I completed my scratch-built Sonex on February 28, 2015. First flight was March 8, 2015. Sonex SN 1534 is a taildragger and equipped with an...
Garmin Brings ESP-X To Experimental and Light Sport Aircraft
Garmin announced the availability of Electronic Stability and Protection (ESP-X) technology for aircraft using Garmin’s G3X autopilot servos. This electronic monitoring and stability augmentation...
National Championship Air Races Names Micheal Crowell President And CEO
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has tapped former Coca-Cola executive, Micheal (Mike) Crowell, as president and chief executive officer of the National Championship...
The Best of… Kitplanes Monthly Photo Contest
Kitplanes readers are our best source of material, ideas - and inspiration! The homebuilt aircraft community is full of clever and innovative people, and...
Celebrate the Centennial of NASA's Predecessor: The NACA
Many homebuilders don't know of the debt they owe to an organization that would have been 100 years old today - the National Advisory...
Second Pilot’s Bill of Rights Pushes Long-Awaited Aeromedical Reform Forward
EAA applauds bipartisan legislation that supports EAA/AOPA efforts
Bipartisan “Pilot’s Bill of Rights II” legislation has been introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House...
Sonex Aircraft Delivers First SubSonex Kit
Sonex Aircraft is reporting that on February 12th, the first SubSonex kit left Sonex Aircraft headquarters in Oshkosh, destined for customer Redge Greenberg of...
Dynon Avionics and ForeFlight add Wireless Mobile Device Connectivity to SkyView...
Dynon Avionics partners with ForeFlight to bring wireless mobile device connectivity to its SkyView System
Dynon Avionics announced a partnership with ForeFlight that brings mobile...
Aliant Ultralight Batteries from Essex Parts Services
Essex Parts Services is offering ultralight LiFePO batteries.
Aliant Ultralight starting batteries are based on lithium iron phosphate technology and are suitable for replacing lead...
FAA Rule Correction Opens Door for Lower Cost ADS-B
EAA maintains cost is key to meeting 2020 mandate
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today published a technical correction in the Federal Register that allows future...
In Case You Missed It
Another Alternator Gotcha
Well, it seems to be the season for alternator problems, as just this week...
Learning To Weld
Ken Scott finds that practice makes perfect (or pretty good) as he puts his newfound wire-feed welding skills to the task of replacing rotting wood hangar doors with sturdy, steel-frame ones.
Around the Patch
Its unclear what will constitute the standard fuel for General Aviation once leaded fuel is phased out by the EPA. But what is clear is that the stakeholders need to become informed and voice their opinions to the decision-makers. By Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook.
