![[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")
Homebuilt Parking Prepping for Action
The show does not start until Tuesday, but the Sun 'n Fun homebuilt parking crew is ready for action. While other GA aircraft are...
Homebuilt Camping Ready to Serve at Sun ‘n Fun
Of all the great happenings at Sun 'n Fun each year, the experience of flying your homebuilt to the show and camping under the...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal: Sun ‘n Fun 2022 #1
Nothing will cure the blues of winter better than a week at the Sun 'n Fun aviation extravaganza in Lakeland, Florida each spring. Coming...
A Rowdy Bunch of Aviators
A squadron of sandhill cranes landed at Drane Field today, making them the first mass arrival at Sun 'n Fun. A rowdy bunch, the...
Brian Kelly’s Radial RV-8R Flies (Again)
Brian Kelly has successfully flown his radial-powered Van's RV-8. Formerly fitted with a Rotec radial, the airplane has been re-engined for a Verner 9S....
Sonex: Under New Ownership
Mark Schaible, long-time Sonex employee and general manager purchased the assets of Sonex Aircraft, LLC and Sonex Aerospace, LLC and will continue operations as...
345 mph: Rolls Royce/Electroflight Shatter Electric Airspeed and Climb Records
Nemesis NXT spectacularly surpassed the electric airspeed and 3000 meter time-to-climb records.
SW-51 Mustang from ScaleWings
German aircraft manufacturer ScaleWings Aircraft is launching shipments of a “Quick Build Kit” of the SW-51 Mustang, which the company calls "the world's most...
Dead Cow Go Fasts
Just a quick home movie from the starting line at the High Sierra Fly-In this last weekend. For sure we thought you’d like to...
RANS Fly-In and Open House Was a Success
Several vendors were on hand including SteinAir, Garmin, Rotax, Edge Performance and Stewart Systems (water-based paint for aircraft) to answer questions and participate in...
In Case You Missed It
Time to Vent
When it comes to fuel-tank vents, there is a wide variety of choices. We look at the basic types and consider their relative merits.
La Zoom!
Jeff LaVelle ushers out the first 25 years of Sport class racing and the Reno era at 400 mph.