![[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")
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal Day 2
Jim arrived at the campground in his Tundra truck on Monday, the day before the show is scheduled to begin. He missed the camper’s...
New Light Aircraft From Czech Republic To Seek 51% Kit Status
American shores have been blessed with a number of innovative and sleek light plane designs from the Czech Republic thanks to the bankruptcy and...
Kolb Aircraft Reports a Two-Year Delay in Delivering New Orders
Kolb Aircraft principal Bryan Melborn reports that the company is not currently taking any orders for new aircraft kits for a period anticipated to...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal
Waking up at 4:30 a.m. is generally difficult. That is, unless it is the night before Sun 'n Fun getaway day. I remember the...
Van’s Aircraft on Current Demand and Quickbuild Kits
KITPLANES editor in chief Marc Cook talks to Van's Greg Hughes and Rian Johnson about the state of their business (good) and the steps...
FAA Previews Task-Based Testing for Experimentals
Here you thought the existing Phase I flight-test rules were set in stone. Maybe not so much. The EAA, saying a proposed set of...
Turned On—We Fly an Electric Xenos!
The electric Xenos is a bonafide motorglider. Paul Dye previews the aircraft.
EAA Homebuilders Week Starts Tomorrow
A full range of webinars focusing on homebuilt aircraft starts tomorrow as the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Homebuilders Week. These free webinars do not require...
Kit Selection Webinar – Tue. Jan 26
Picking the right kit for you is one of the most important decisions you will make and has a big impact on whether you...
Homebuilders Week Starts January 26
Get into the building groove during the first EAA Homebuilders Week online event.
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Product Review: Wicks Adel Clamp Pliers
No hangar assistants or third hand to wrangle those tricky wiring or tubing installations using Adel clamps? Wicks has come up with the perfect kit to help. By Marc Cook.
The Home Machinist
Phillips? Flat head? Double blade? Bob Fritz clears up questions you didn't even know you had about screwdrivers. When you're building a plane, the right tool for the right job (and right space) really does matter.
Potpourri
Potpourri (pronounced “poh’purree”), taken literally from the French origin, is translated “rotten pot.” In...