![[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")
Fire Damages Belite Factory
A devastating fire broke out at the manufacturing facility for Belite Aircraft late last week.
EAA: Rutan To Be Celebrated At Oshkosh
No word if he’ll spring a 25th new design on the crowd this year. But who would put it past him?
AirVenture 2019 NOTAM Includes Important Changes
Oshkosh air traffic procedures are required reading for all aviators flying to AirVenture
There are several important Federal Aviation Administration-approved changes in the EAA AirVenture...
Bearhawk Designer Bob Barrows Injured in Landing Crash
Bob Barrows, who designed the Bearhawk line of Experimental aircraft, suffered a landing accident on approach to Holly Ridge/Topsail Island Airport (N21) on Monday....
BIG: Mojave Experimental Fly-In 2019
If the Mojave Experimental Fly-In had a theme in 2019 it turned out to be "big."
The planned part of big was Mike Patey arriving...
Indoor Aviating at Mojave
It's taken seven years for us to attend the Friday night glider build and free-flight soaring competition at the Mojave Experimental Fly-In, but this...
Mojave Tonight & Tomorrow!
Experimental aircraft and their builders are what the Mojave Experimental Fly-In is all about, and it's starting today.
Tonight the family-oriented indoor Build &...
Leaving Lakeland
Until next year, that is! Sun 'n Fun 2019 is in the bag, and while we in the media often tend to concentrate our...
In Case You Missed It
Static Port Location and Altitude Calibration
Often a challenge, accuracy depends on three things: location, location, location.
Exhausting!
We visit Vetterman Exhaust for a behind-the-scenes look at how exhaust systems are made.