Airborne 09.02.26: Homebuilt Flt Testing, AFE26 Tkts Goes Live, Drone Shootdown
Also: Aeroflot Parts Scheme, CAF Warbirds Go Miniature, Starlink BizAv Prices Surge, S Korea A/C
For homebuilders, one of the FAA’s latest certification changes could mean more freedom when it comes time to put a newly completed aircraft through it’s first flights. The updated guidance also reshapes how original airworthiness certificates are handled. The FAA has released Revision “M” of Order 8130.2, it’s guidance governing aircraft airworthiness certification. The update arrives as the agency implements the second phase of its Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification, or MOSAIC, rule, which took effect for airworthiness certification on July 24th, 2026. The next major piece of the 2026 Affordable Flying Expo is officially in place, as online ticketing is now open for the November 13–15 event at the SUN ’n FUN Aerospace Expo campus in Lakeland, Florida. And with MOSAIC now fundamentally changing the landscape of personal aviation, this year’s AFE may be arriving at one of the most interesting moments the sport and recreational flying community has seen in decades. The U.S. military this week used a laser to shoot down three drones along the U.S.-Mexico border that were allegedly operated by drug cartels, the Pentagon said Thursday. The three unmanned aircraft systems were shot down late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning using an “Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system,” according to U.S. Northern Command, which is responsible for overseeing certain military defense operations in North America. All this — and MORE in today’s episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 09.02.26 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026… Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Senior ANN Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Cam Walton, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
FAA Opens New Chapter For Homebuilt Flight Testing
AFE26 Ticketing Goes Live: Affordable Flying Expo Opens the Door for Nov 13-15
Military Shoots Down 3 Cartel Drones With Laser At Southern Border
Florida Man Convicted In Aeroflot Parts Scheme
CAF Warbirds Go Miniature
Starlink Business Aviation Prices Surge
South Korea Pursuing $1 Billion Egyptian Aircraft Deal
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