![[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")
Camping is Fun
You could fly commercial to visit Sun 'n Fun and stay in a hotel and drive to the venue, but you would be missing...
25th AERO Friedrichshafen Underway
The AERO "Global Show for General Aviation" reports a new record of 703 exhibitors from 39 countries. The largest trade fair of general aviation...
Tech Geeks Rejoice
Tecat Performance Systems and development partner 51 Aero were found sharing a booth on the main concourse here at Sun ' Fun. Tecat builds...
Meet Steve and his Samson
Last year Pitts expert Steve Wolf displayed the naked frame of his latest personal project, a miniature Samson biplane, at the Rotec radial booth....
PMag for 6-Cylinder Engines
Sun 'n Fun 2017 boasts a super selection of vendors with products for builders and owners of EAB aircraft. There are four large hangars...
Hot at Sun 'n Fun
It's the sort of day where you think you want ice cream, but you have to decide whether or not it's really worth ruining your shirt because it will melt faster than you can slurp it into your face.
A Clever Engine Mount Solution
When engine maker UL Power decided to retrofit an RV-4 with one of their engines, they faced an interesting problem, brought about by the...
FlightBox ADS-B receiver
For the last year Steven Sokol has been working on creating a new business called Open Flight Systems. His goal was to design a...
Lycoming Sun 'n Fun Forums
Frank Lukachinsky, a Lycoming Field Service and Support Engineer, will lead two forums addressing the care, maintenance and troubleshooting of Lycoming engines. Lycoming will...
Garmin 470 Touchscreen Portrait Displays – First Look
When Garmin introduced the G3X Touch displays as an upgrade to the original G3X a few years ago, they did so with a large...
In Case You Missed It
Positive Capture
Aircraft fasteners that are critical almost always have a positive capture design or mechanism.
Light Stuff
Not all airports welcome “out of the ordinary” aircraft such as gyros, ultralights or powered parachutes. If you’ve been shut out, here are some tips to get you back in. By Roy Beisswenger.
Down to Earth
Amy Laboda discusses her approach to getting instrument re-current and describes the many tools available to help you en route.