Van's Aircraft Builders Latest News Archive

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Bob Deford and his Homebuilt Spitfire

Bob tells us about his Spitfire that he and Vern built. What an incredible undertaking and spectacular outcome!

Aviation AZ Rancher

This RV-10 is a DREAM Come True!

When the Stringfellows came to us looking for a design for the RV-10, we knew we had to pull out all the stops to truly turn it into the memory maker that they wanted it to be! Listen to the story as the Evoke team takes you through the process bringing this gorgeous plane to life!

Evoke Aviation

Insane $19,000 FACEBOOK Marketplace Engine

I bought the most expensive engine on Facebook marketplace... I hope it was worth it!

Jimmys World

Worth the Squeeze?

The FAA imposes a lot more burdens on owners of certificated aircraft than they do on owners of experimental amateur-built (E-AB) aircraft. Certificated aircraft require an IA to inspect and bless them every 12 months, may only use FAA-approved parts, and any major alteration requires FAA-approved data (usually an STC) and IA blessing. Is the safety benefit of certificated aircraft worth the additional regulatory burden?

Savvy Aviation

RV-14 Build: Use hardware that works for you. Fuel System part 2.

Installing the previously made fuel lines, and the plastic holder thingies that keep them in place.

Bald Man Building an Airplane

Fuselage Assembled, Tips for nutplate dimpling

Vic shows the updates on the RV-10 he is building. The tailcone is attached to the fuselage. The metal portion of the fuselage is finished. He shows the tunnel access cover and step access. He shows where he uses the firewall sealant (see part number below).Then he takes us to his workbench where he demonstrates the shortcuts to speed up the nutplate installation process.

Base Leg Aviation

Van’s RV-9: New Rotax Power

How do you inject a healthy level of speed, simplicity, and efficiency into an already efficient airframe? Lockwood Aero’s Rotax 916iS firewall-forward package. With a redesigned cowling, a new cooling system, an MT three-blade constant-speed composite propeller, and an optimized center of gravity that allows full utilization of the RV-9’s 100-pound baggage area while remaining within loading limits, the 916iS-powered RV-9 delivers impressive performance. At FL190, it cruises at 190 knots true on 8.5 gph, while at 8500 feet, it achieves 170 knots true.

Kitplanes Magazine

Light Sport Aircraft Step-Downs: Van's RV-12iS Flight Trial

In an insurance market that's pushing older pilots out of complex airplanes, a worthy alternative to hanging up the wings for good could be stepping down into the world of Light Sport Aircraft. One aircraft that's been a big success among others is the Van's RV-12iS. Sebring Aviation in Florida specializes in LSA transition training and has an RV-12iS on its flight line. Aviation Consumer magazine Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano spent some time with Sebring's chief pilot Jason Wilkinson and completed transition training for the airplane and learned some useful tips for others considering the same.

AVweb

New Aviation Event - Pancake Breakfast, Watervliet, MI - Sunday, Jul 6, 2025

Pancake breakfast, sausage, eggs, etc.

FunPlacesToFly.com

The End of Supervised Maintenance

On September 3, 2024, the FAA's Rulemaking Law Division issued a legal interpretation that, if allowed to stand as the Agency's position, could have a devastating impact on the ability of aircraft owners and apprentice mechanics to perform maintenance on certificated aircraft under the supervision of an A&P mechanic.

Savvy Aviation

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