![[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")
Rotax iSC/iTC booth to offer daily Rotax 912iS installation information sessions
Rotax independent Service and Training Center information sessions will start at 1 p.m. daily at Sun 'n Fun and run for about an hour. RFSC instructor Jorge Tavio will give a brief overview of the Rotax 912iS engine and then go into some key installation details.
Sonex and Waiex B-Models Unveiled
Sonex Aircraft, LLC debuted its new B-Model design for Sonex and Waiex aircraft today at Sun 'n Fun. A tailwheel, AeroVee Turbo-powered Waiex-B is...
It's Here – But you'll have to wait…
It's Launch minus one day here at Sun 'n Fun, and vendors are busy unloading trailers and trucks with all the goodies homebuilders want...
Waitin' For Ya!
It's the day before the day before Sun 'n Fun, but things are happening all over Lakeland airport in Florida. Volunteers have already been...
Dynon announcing two new avionics products for experimental and light sport...
Dynon Avionics and Advanced Flight Systems will bring two new avionics products for experimental and light sport aircraft. SkyView SE offers a streamlined and...
Update: SkyView 14.0 Technical Service Bulletin
Dynon is reporting that SkyView v14.1 is now available for download. It contains the fix for the issue that was the cause of the Technical...
SNF Grass Runway Extension Not Ready
The Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA) is warning those flying into Paradise City at Sun 'n Fun that the runway extension is not ready...
EAA reacts: FAA reauthorization bill passes Senate committee
EAA members received good news from the Senate Commerce Committee today, as it gave quick, unanimous approval and passage of its version of the FAA reauthorization bill as Congress attempts to find a path forward to funding the FAA.
Kitplanes Reader Survey – First Two Weeks' Winners Announced
We are giving away prizes! For the first two weekly prize drawings, the winners are Charlie Wolf of University Place, Washington, Robert Cowan of...
EAA Reaction to ATC Privatization Shelved in House
What's next? Aftermath of ATC Privatization Battle.
Aeromedical and aircraft certification reform, hangar use among priorities.
After Thursday's announcement by leadership in the House of...
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VHF Com–the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
With a panel full of glass and diodes turned into all the colors of...
Archive: January 2008
On our cover was the stunning Falco F.8L built by Kris Shipler’s late father,...
Freedom to See It Differently
Jeff Van West flight-tests two popular EFISes in a Remos GX LSA, and examines their accuracy, user interface and reliability. After all the stones have been unturned, your choice can be simplified: Are you a Mac or a PC?
Wanted: Engine Competition
Imagine a time not too long ago when pilots embarking on the delicious endeavor to build their own airplanes could consider multiple sources for just about any engine on the menu.