MOSAIC Is Done!
MOSAIC is done. After more than a decade of work by EAA, the FAA, and numerous others, MOSAIC (Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification) is now a final rule. The rule was announced by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy on Tuesday afternoon at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025. A generation after the creation of the original sport pilot and light-sport aircraft (LSA) rules, today we celebrate Sport Pilot 2.0 and LSA 2.0. Ninety days from now, about three-quarters of the general aviation fleet will be accessible to sport pilots and those exercising sport pilot privileges. One year from now, new and modern aircraft will begin entering the fleet with minimal certification costs.
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When disaster strikes, most people wait for help to arrive. Operation Helo doesn’t keep them waiting long — it flies straight into the heart of devastation. Read more › | 
Alaska Airlines, a proud sponsor of WomenVenture 2025, will be making quite the entrance as the airline lands a Boeing 737 Max at Wittman Regional Airport to participate in today’s WomenVenture activities. Read more › |
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The Van’s Aircraft RV-15 is on display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 with a stunning paint job, a new wing, and a new tail. Chief engineer Rian Johnson said: “We went through a number of flight iterations in the last year. We’ve flown multiple sets of ailerons, about three different flap configurations, and several new empennages.” Rian added the aircraft “flies like an RV, while at the same time having that STOL bush performance, which is new for us.” Read more › |
The venerable Fairchild Aviation Corp. is being celebrated at EAA AirVenture 2025 on its 100th anniversary. The company began in Farmingdale, New York, as a manufacturer of the Fairchild FC-1 — the first U.S. aircraft to have an enclosed cockpit and hydraulic landing gear. In various iterations and partnerships, the company produced aircraft that ranged from the FC-1 all the way to the Fairchild-Republic A-10 attack aircraft. The company even produced missiles and spacecraft, with the last aircraft produced related to the Fairchild name being built in 2002. Facilities eventually included locations in Hagerstown, Maryland, and San Antonio, Texas. Read more › |
A new campground area in EAA’s Camp Scholler is getting good reviews, especially from those arriving in large, heavy motorhomes. Read more › |
Attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh can be a life-changing event. Glen Matejcek (rhymes with “paycheck”), EAA 151163, who is attending his 50th AirVenture in 2025, said his early attendance solidified his aviation interest and career. Glen attended his first EAA convention in 1975 as a teenager while enrolled in aviation courses that included prep for the private and instrument ratings at Lyons Township High School in the Chicago suburb of La Grange, Illinois. Read more › |
Since 1988, Kent Shoemaker, EAA 419538, has been bringing a busload of aviation enthusiasts from Western Pennsylvania to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. With the exclusion of 2020 and 2021, he has been doing this for 35 years. Read more › |
For many, AirVenture is a weeklong celebration of aviation, but for Don, EAA 43797, and Karen Duck, EAA 617522, it’s a family tradition that spans generations and entails nearly a month of dedicated volunteer work each year. The Ducks have become a cornerstone of the volunteer community at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, contributing their time, skills, and passion to ensure the event runs smoothly. Read more › |
I have been interested in aircraft ever since I was a youngster. My father took the family to Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) after some of our Sunday dinners to sit in a designated parking area to watch aircraft taxi to the end of the runway just 100 feet from the fence line. There, the aviation bug bit me, and some nine years later at age 16, I took off in a Piper Cherokee 140 — white knuckles and all. I had never flown an airplane before, but I was hooked! Read more › |
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