![At Sun ‘n Fun 2026, Viking Aircraft Engines surprised the crowd with its first complete kit — the V-42, a high-wing twin powered by two Honda-based engines. Here’s an early look. [Credit: Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/P1020293.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Viking V-42 Twin")
![[Credit: Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_5238.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Part 22 Gets Real: Van’s Delivers the First MOSAIC-Certified Airplane")
![[Credit: Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/4_rutan_a_longez.jpg_preview.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Rutan Symposium Turns to the Coming Canard Maintenance Crisis")
![[Credit: Flight Desgn GmbH]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1_mosaic_flightdesign.jpg_preview.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "FAA Accepts ASTM Standards, Clearing the Last Hurdle for MOSAIC")
![[Credit: magniX]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Magnix.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "magniX Opens Pre-Orders for an Electric Engine Aimed at Homebuilders")
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?...
Good BBQ at SnF
There are a plethora of food vendors at Sun 'n Fun to cater to most any taste or gastronomical predilection. Selections range from county...
In Case You Missed It
Engine Beat
Steve Ells explains the science of alternators, and offers some tips for understanding and troubleshooting problems with the system.
Ask the DAR
How do you know when the sum of purchased parts exceeds the 51% rule? Does the data plate have to match the registration? DAR Mel Asberry answers these questions and more.
The Home Machinist, Part 7
This milling project offers home machinists a great way to get the feel of their equipment and gives them a plug protector for their in-cockpit iPaq as well; by Bob Fritz.
