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MOSAIC Opens Doors to IMC-capable Van’s Aircraft RV-12

First airplane delivered under the new rules at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Richard VanGrunsven and Tom Snow — Van’s Aircraft founder Richard VanGrunsven (left) delivered the first MOSAIC-compliant aircraft—a Van’s RV-12—to Tom Snow at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. © Van's Aircraft

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

July 29, 2026

On July 24, the long-awaited FAA Part 22 Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rules took effect, and a day later the first MOSAIC-compliant airplane—a Van’s Aircraft RV-12iS—was delivered at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Compliance with the MOSAIC ASTM International consensus standards allows the $246,200 RV-12 to be flown in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), expanding its capabilities as a training airplane.

Tom Snow of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, took delivery of the RV-12 from Van’s Aircraft founder Richard VanGrunsven and is leasing it to Crystal Air, a flight school at Chattanooga’s Lovell Field (KCHA).

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