![[Credit: Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_5238.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Part 22 Gets Real: Van’s Delivers the First MOSAIC-Certified Airplane")
![Backcountry manners intact: the ULT sits on a grass strip with the turbine spun up, built on the STOL-capable Carbon Cub UL airframe. [Credit: CubCrafters]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-11.12.13-AM.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "The New Jetprop Carbon Cub")
![[All images credited to Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_6716.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Glasair Sportsman 2+2, Part Two")
![Dragging it in low and slow for the STOL competition. [Credit: Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SnF_dragging_in.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Sun ’n Fun 2026 Recap: Avionics Upgrades, Thorp Kits, and STOL Action")
![[Credit: McFarlane Alaska]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/McFarlane_tailwheel.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel")
Now THAT's Original!
We snuck a peek at Zenith's newest airplane on Sunday, and it has certainly got some original features! First, its a big, powerful airplane...
Grand Opening of the New Homebuilt Pavilion
EAA president and CEO Jack Pelton cut the ribbon for the opening of the new Homebuilt Camping Pavilion at AirVenture Sunday morning. This is...
Break For the Homebuilt Parking Crew
When a Flight of about 150 Bonanzas arrived, the Homebuilt Parking crew had a chance to relax, enjoy the arrival, and take a few...
Tailwheel Comfort
Want to cushion your tail? We spotted this Airframes Alaska T3 sprung and damped tailwheel assembly on the STi at the Kitfox display. Most...
Cicadas of Oshkosh
There are many sights and sounds at a fly-in, but yesterday, while in my tent, I realized there was a background music I've never...
A Bright Shiny Morning
AirVenture 2017 is still officially a little less than 24 hours away, but you can't tell that if you look at the smiles and...
What Is It?
We found this curious airplane in home built camping but we couldn't identify the model. Maybe a reader can? Being a Canadian-registered aircraft, there's...
Open For Business
Wittman Fields varied between scuddy and closed to VFR Saturday morning but the afternoon is beautiful with a broken sky and light winds. The...
Soaking up the Excitement
The enthusiasm is alive and well at OSH today! Here are Rich and Cindy Macrafic from Rochester, MN, who are two weeks away from...
The Other Welcome Wagon
The wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown,
The dashboard's genuine leather,
With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,
In case there's a change in the weather.
Well,...
In Case You Missed It
Sikorsky S-38 Project
Building a 55%-scale, amphibious twin-engine flying boat seems like an ambitious project, and it is. But this former WW-II B-25 commander with four homebuilt aircraft already under his belt tackled it anyway. By Rick Lindstrom.
