![[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")
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![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")
Simplified Plotter for Flight Planning
Sportys introduces the new EZPlotter, intended to simplify preflight planning. To use the EZPlotter, place it on top of the departure airport on a...
New Snap-on LED Hybrid Light
A new battery-powered Snap-on LED Hybrid Light features 16 LEDs and stays cool to the touch while lit, unlike incandescent bulbs. The portable, tubular-shaped...
Pioneer Aircraft’s Walnut Control Grips
Pioneer Aircraft introduces its wood control grips finished with super-hard polyurethane gloss. The detailed shape has a palm rise and thumb rest that provide...
Free Avionics and Open-Source Hardware Designs
MakerPlane, the open-source aviation organization, and Vx Aviation, announce the availability of a range of avionics as free and open-source hardware designs. The plans...
New Flap Handle and Anti-rotation Plate
Aircraft Specialty LLC has introduced a new aftermarket flap handle, designed and manufactured for Experimental aircraft, which fits over a standard toggle switch and...
New Sunbeam Landing/Taxi/Recognition Light
AeroLEDs has completed testing on its new Sunbeam landing/taxi/recognition light, which features two intense light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Featuring a 50,000-hour life, the Sunbeams are...
Robert Hamilton Promoted to President of Dynon Avionics
Dynon Avionics announced today that it has appointed Robert Hamilton as president of the company. He assumes these duties after the departure of Vice...
New Dealer Sales Agreement for Titan EXP Engines
Engine Components International (ECI) of San Antonio, Texas, and Ameritech Industries, Inc. (the parent company of Eagle Engines and American Propeller Service in Redding,...
PAT Avionics Offers Holiday Promotion on Heads-Up Display
PAT Avionics America, LLC announces a promotion on its heads-up display unit, the G-HULP. Until the end of the year, G-HULP for Dynon SkyView...
Hightower Resigns as EAA President
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Board of Directors accepted the resignation of President and CEO Rod Hightower today. Hightower will be returning to St....
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Ask the DAR
DAR Mel Asberry continues his discussion of aircraft operating limitations by looking at why we do what we do during those important Phase I tests.
