![[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")
Zenith Aircraft Model and Factory Update from Sun ‘n Fun
We catch up with Zenith Aircraft's Sebastien Heintz on the company's plans for the year and a bit of a recap of the previous...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #5 – Sun ‘n Fun 2023 Edition
The last full day at the Sun 'n Fun fly-in is always a little melancholic. Although I have been yearning to get back home...
Resurrected RV-6 Shines
When Dave McCormick of Antioch, Illinois got the homebuilding itch in 1997, he ordered an RV-6 kit and promptly began construction. Dave steadily riveted...
Comp Air 6.2 Prototype Flies in to Sun ‘n Fun
Comp Air flew its new 6.2 sport utility prototype into Sun 'n Fun on Thursday. The 6.2, a totally new airplane for the company...
A Gyroplane Sticks Out at HBC
A casual tour of Sun 'n Fun’s Homebuilt Camping (HBC) grounds will reveal the usual suspects; scores of RVs, a Murphy Rebel or two,...
Aithre’s Healthview Multifunction Display
Aithre Aviation debuted its Healthview biometric monitor at Sun 'n Fun, offering health tracking and oxygen control for aircraft.
Meet the Aeropup USA Lightweight LSA Bushplane
At Sun 'n Fun 2023, we checked in with Don Fielden, who is bringing in the Australian-created Aeropup. With a base kit price of...
CubCrafters Unveils the New Carbon Cub UL
One of the most long lived LSA designs is CubCrafters' Carbon Cub. From the outset, it has been a light, well-powered design and now,...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #4
A fly-in airshow’s campground is a little city, filled with different neighborhoods, various stores and vendors and even a few entertainment and gathering venues....
Steve Ashby Visits the Parts Exchange
If you're at Sun 'n Fun 2023, you need to visit the parts exchange building. Looking for a project? Need some cheap airplane parts?...
In Case You Missed It
How I Cross-Country
Way back in the previous century—closer to the middle of the century than the...
Tools for Homebuilders, Part 2
Terry Edwards continues his discussion of some of the less-often covered aspects of airplane building, this month looking at how to manage your project and stay motivated.
Around the Patch
Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook looks at the potential impact on GA of Lycomings new IE2 engine that features electronic engine management.