MOSAIC 2025: What It Means... For Now

By Gene Yarbrough The long-awaited MOSAIC regulation finally published in the Federal Register, lets look at what it means and how it affects you.

Partnership Dedicates New Space On Grounds For Helicopters and VTOLs

The Experimental Aircraft Association announced that next year’s AirVenture, the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration,” will be showcasing the vertical lift segment of the industry in partnership with Robinson Helicopter Company and Vertical Aviation International (VAI).

Aviat Signs the Design Over To Long-Term Eagle Fanatic Chuck Therriault

Keeping on this summer’s trend of exciting light sport announcements, one of aviation’s most beloved aerobatic biplanes is now back in production under its original name: the Christen Industries Eagle. Rights to the Eagle were purchased out of the Aviat collection by long-term admirer Chuck Therriault.

SE-1 Was Kept Hush-Hush to Make Its Debut at AirVenture

In classic AirVenture ‘spirit’, every year brings an abundance of fresh designs for visitors to ogle at. It’s not as common, however, that exhibitors show up with a fully certified and unbelievably affordable S-LSA that has been completely kept from the public eye… and Spirit Engineering has done just that with its SE-1.

International Team Lifts off From Florida for Months-Long Research Mission

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission successfully launched on Friday, August 1, at 11:43 am EDT from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, sending four astronauts on a months-long scientific expedition aboard the International Space Station.

Also: Centauri Aircraft Valkyrie, Meet the Admin, Night Airshow, Pelton Intv'w

When we laid eyes on this critter, we fell in love… and then we learned the amazing story of this “Oshkosh Surprise” and were even more impressed… Less than $70K – fly away, 2 GPH, 100 mph or so, single seat, folding wings, and a classic look that catches eyeballs like honey catches flies. Jim says this is the coolest bird he’s seen at Oshkosh this year. The H55 program has been barnstorming the country for several months with an upgraded Bristell airframe, proving the technology, the installation, and the procedures necessary to lead the aero-biz into the future. It’s gonna be a wild ride… but at least it’ll be quieter! The folks at King Schools – John, Martha, Barry, and a whole lot more, have been busy. A new lot of scholarships are in the works, resources are being developed for today’s Airfr

Lighter, Smarter, Cheaper All-in-One

In a world of avionics that is largely dominated by a couple of mega-companies, it’s refreshing to see a rising contender. According to CEO Paul Martin, NightHawk Flight Systems is officially “coming out of stealth mode" by unveiling the next generation of affordable aviation technology systems.

Field Trial Expands Defense Capabilities Vs Hostile Drones

ParaZero Technologies, developer of autonomous safety solutions for manned and unmanned aerial systems, announced the successful field trials for an upgraded variant of its DefendAir system that expands the company’s drone defense capabilities.

Also: Pratt & Whitney 747SP, Gratia Aero, Robinson/MagniX, Jack Pelton Part5

The Avidyne Vantage 12 is finally certified and will shortly be shipping out so that aging Cirrus airframes can get updated with big 12 inch screens, stunning synthetic vision and a list of capabilities that can’t but help to impress. Avidyne’s Dan Schwinn gives us an update. Want to travel with your plane and have all the aero-comforts of a pilot home, to boot, Fly-Inn has a rental program that matches traveling pilots with rental homes on or near airports, often with hangars and other attractions…. Kind of an AeroBnB kind of thing…. And we can’t wait to try it. The history of WWII and the aircraft that fought a global war is a storied one… at best, glorious, and often sad… But the warbirds that remain are ample proof that Freedom Is Not Free… and that brave men and women paid a high price to allow us to keep

Purpose-Driven Merchandise Helps Fund Aviation Education and Restoration Efforts

The Wright Brothers Family Foundation, run by descendants of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright, receives royalties from every item sold by Wright Brothers USA: a for-profit retail business that licenses the family name and story. The proceeds support aviation education, restoration, and preservation projects across the country.