![[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")
Second Pilot’s Bill of Rights Pushes Long-Awaited Aeromedical Reform Forward
EAA applauds bipartisan legislation that supports EAA/AOPA efforts
Bipartisan “Pilot’s Bill of Rights II” legislation has been introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House...
FAA Rule Correction Opens Door for Lower Cost ADS-B
EAA maintains cost is key to meeting 2020 mandate
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today published a technical correction in the Federal Register that allows future...
Antenna Guru Bob Archer Dead Following Extended Illness
Navigation and com. antenna guru Bob Archer died last weekend at the age of 83 following a long illness.
Bob Archer started work in the Southern California aerospace community, beginning his career in antenna technology, in 1955 following service in the U.S. Air Force.
Australia Mandates Control Cable Replacement At 15 Years
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has issued a final rule that will require the full replacement and re-rigging of primary flight control cable system...
Aero Adventure amphibious LSA Crash at Sebring
Our sister publication AVweb is reporting that Sheriff's deputies have confirmed two people died in the crash of an Aero Adventure amphibious LSA near...
RV12 Action Camera Interface
Van's Aircraft has a new VIRB action camera interface in the RV12 that works with the newly introduced Garmin G3X Touch avionics suite. Larry Anglisano took the system flying at the 2015 U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, for a closer look.
SimpleFlight.net: The Power of Kit Planes
SimpleFlight.net interviewed Paul Dye, editor-in-chief of Kitplanes:
"Paul Dye, editor in chief, of Kitplanes Magazine blew the doors wide open on the kit plane and...
EAA Ensuring Homebuilts Not Forgotten in ADS-B Mandate
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin - (December 19, 2014) - EAA is in ongoing discussions with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure that...
Update: Precautions for Jabiru Powered Aircraft
The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority will place a set of precautionary operating limitations on aircraft powered by Jabiru engines. This is a revised...
Kitplanes Visits the Rotax Factory
With the 912 iS and new iS Sport engine, Rotax is making gains with new products. Reporting for KITPLANES, Paul Bertorelli visited the factory last summer and produced this video explaining how the engines are built.
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