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![[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")
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News: Australian Stimulus Package—Jabiru Engines On Sale
As the car ads say, "for a limited time only..." Jabiru's U.S. importers have announced that the 2200 and 3300 engines are being offered...
The Home Machinist: Routers Redux
Occasionally I receive a letter from a reader that offers an insight a bit beyond the expected. An especially well-informed source, Rawson M. (great...
News: Cheap(er) Cubs for Sun 'n Fun
American Legend Aircraft has just announced special pricing for both its ready-to-fly Light Sport aircraft and the kitbuilt Texas Sport Cub. The airplanes are...
Marc's Sportsman: Fun and Games With Pitot and Static
Every two years, as regular as rain on Saturday in Seattle, we're supposed to test the pitot-static system and confirm that the transponder and...
News: Lancair Continues Flight Testing Its Evolution, Releases Prelim Performance Stats
Lancair continues to put hours (and now four flights) on its Evolution turboprop in the run up to Sun 'n Fun. According to the...
Rick & Ace’s Folly…er, GlaStar: Tales of the Repeat Offender
The "Repeat Offender" epithet isn't really mine. KITPLANES editor Marc Cook bestowed it upon me when I recently advised him that I was building...
Amy's RV-10: Just Rewards
I knew it would run eventually; I just didn't know when. I thought that the leaking right fuel tank would slow our RV-10 build...
Oshkosh and Sun 'n Fun Too Far Away?
Spring is upon us, and you’re itching to go fly to an airshow, but fuel prices and travel time are holding you back. There’s...
New Products: Garmin Introduces GPSMAP495
Two weeks before Sun 'n Fun, Garmin has introduced a new model to its portable GPS lineup, the GPSMAP495. While rumors have been circulating...
Marc’s Sportsman: The Annual, Exhausted Already
One thing I knew would happen this annual: The pesky, albeit very small, exhaust leak that I found at the last oil change would...
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