![At Sun ‘n Fun 2026, Viking Aircraft Engines surprised the crowd with its first complete kit — the V-42, a high-wing twin powered by two Honda-based engines. Here’s an early look. [Credit: Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/P1020293.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Viking V-42 Twin")
![[Credit: Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_5238.jpg?w=265&h=198&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")
Busy Already!
Everyone said attendance was going to be good at these final races at Reno and they were right.
Thursday, we could sense a definite uptick...
Reno Diaries 2023 – Ep. 3
Us Crew Chiefs haul everything from hardware to spare propellers (except if you’re me you forget basics like spark plug anti-seize. Thanks for the...
Phillipson Shows ‘em How
If you like racing you’d have loved this morning’s Formula 1 Gold heat race. Justin Phillipson put on a masterful display of racecraft to...
Super Tug
It's the final Reno races and if you have an old press pass or airplane or anything from the good old days now's a...
A Formula 1 Moment
It’s Thursday at Reno which is sort of like sophomore year in high school. The new has worn off a little and it’s still...
A Good Thursday
It’s Thursday and the Sport Gold heroes are already running 402 mph heat races.
Even better, from Sport through Formula 1 all the airplanes appear...
Reno After Hours
When the racing is done, Reno is still here and if you have a pit pass, it’s worth sticking around for the “night life.”...
Things Heating Up at Reno
We’re not going to identify which airplane these plugs came out of, but when you’re pushing the edge of what an air-cooled engine can...
Dynon is On the Field!
Dynon Avionics has, for the past several years, sponsored a tent in the Sport Class pits that serves as a briefing center, hospitality pavilion,...
Reno Diaries 2023 – Ep. 2
Our team tends to get ourselves into late night projects so we don’t always get to hangout with the rest of the class in...
In Case You Missed It
Matters of Awareness
On February 14, FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolan issued an initiative that he called...
Assistance for Resistance
This month’s home shop project was suggested by Matt Burch. Matt sent a couple...
