![[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")
Product Minute: Garmin G3X
In this exclusive KITPLANES video, we get the low down on the new Garmin G3X with synthetic vision.
Kitplanes Sun ‘n Fun 2010 Coverage Begins
Marc Cook begins our coverage of Sun 'n Fun from Lakeland, Florida with a brief video report, and things are looking up this year.
TRIG Mode S Transponders Feature ADS-B Out Readiness
TRIG Avionics Limited, a UK-based group, has included ADS-B extended squitters in all of its 2010 TT21, TT22 and TT31 Mode S transponders, which...
Erik Lindbergh Uses SwiftFuel Powered Aircraft During SnF
Watch for Lindbergh (grandson of Charles Lindbergh) as he pilots an Experimental Piper Seminole at Lakeland's Linder Airport during this year's Sun 'n Fun...
Garmin Introduces Synthetic Vision for G3X/G300 EFIS
Called SVX, synthetic vision is coming to the G3X (for homebuilts and LSAs) and G300 (for the Cessna Skycatcher) EFIS packages. A software update for the G3x/G300 systems was unveiled at Sun 'n Fun today that enables the SV features, which include mapped terrain and obstacles
Garmin Announces Cheaper GPS Databases, Pilot My-Cast Expansion
Garmin announced today that it was bundling database update packages on the GPSMAP 496/496 and GPSMAP 695/696 that could save consumers 50% annually.
KITPLANES Staff Rolls into Lakeland
The staff of KITPLANES and its family of regular contributors has begun to light in Lakeland, Florida, for the annual Sun 'n Fun airshow....
Commentary: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Epic? UPDATED
The winding road traveled by Epic Aircraft rounded what could be the last bend today. On Wednesday, April 7, the bankruptcy judge received a proposal that would, in essence, put a consortium of Epic LT builders in the driver's seat.
Oregon Aero to Offer $23 Off Headset Upgrade Kits at SnF
Oregon Aero has announced that it will discount its Aviation Headset and Helmet Upgrade kits by $23 as show special during Sun 'n Fun...
American Legend Offers Show Discount on Texas Sport Kit
American Legend Aircraft Company announced a $2500 discount on its Texas Sport amateur-built aircraft kit. The Texas Sport is a kitted version of the...
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Extra Fuel–What Price Range?
What from our evolutionary past predisposed us to the need for more? Always more....
The Turf War Around MOSAIC
You might think that a long-running proposal to streamline certification and greatly expand (and make far more usable) LSA and sport pilot rules would have the industry locking arm, raising voices in song and, therefore, on a clear path to success. You might, but you’d be wrong.