![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")
What’s Happening at uAvionix for Sun ‘n Fun 2023?
Shane Woodson breaks down where uAvionix is with the development of the AV-30 and its other avionics/lighting products in this video from Sun 'n...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #3 – Sun ‘n Fun 2023 Edition
Camping at a fly-in is an experience of all of the senses, the pastel sunrise you see when you unzip the door of your...
Beringer Introduces the Shock Wheel at Sun ‘n Fun
Homebuilts with spring steel landing gear have the advantages of light weight and simplicity over traditional shock absorber or trailing link arrangements. What they...
Chip Erwin On the Aeromarine Four-Stroke LSA Engine
We caught up with Chip Erwin at Sun 'n Fun 2023 to talk about the V-twin Aeromarine engine, a modified powersports four-stroke, fuel-injected engine...
Superior Custom Instrument Panels
These days, major avionics upgrades include sourcing a new instrument panel to accommodate large flight displays. It's a pricey and time-consuming effort that many...
Midwest Panels IntelliKey NG
Tired of fishing the mag keys out of your pocket after you’ve buckled up? (Us, too.) Midwest Panels has a solution in the IntelliKey...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal #2 – Sun ‘n Fun 2023 Edition
There is nothing like the campground experience at a fly-in to put you together with old friends and to introduce you to new friends....
Kitfox To Use the 916 As Well…
In this fun video, Kitfox lets us know that it is "all in" on the new 916. An as-yet unnamed variant will feature the...
Rotax Launches the 916
To absolutely no one’s surprise, the 916 broke cover today at Sun ’n Fun. Based on the 915, the turbocharged, four-cylinder, liquid-cooled 916 Rotax...
Van’s Aircraft SNF Show Specials, RV-15 Update
Van's Greg Hughes talks about the company's specials for this year's Sun 'n Fun. Surprise! These include reduced prices on various kits and a...
In Case You Missed It
The Inside Corner on Reducing Stress
It is common practice for builders to cut openings in aluminum aircraft structures. Popular...
Light Stuff
At AirVenture last year, Remos Aircraft introduced an all-composite, factory-built Light Sport Aircraft, the GX, which replaces the Remos G-3. Significant testing went into the two-year development of this new plane, including ground vibration testing, which is the subject of this months column; by Dave Martin.