CubCrafters

The latest models in the light sport and ultralight worlds debuted this spring.

The pioneering system sets a new benchmark for general aviation safety.

CubCrafters has never made an aircraft powered by Rotax. Images accompanying this article portray their very first example using the 9-series engine in a model intended for production. Most of their factory pilots or dealers have never flown behind a Rotax. Yet Carbon Cub UL is also the first aircraft in the world to be […]

Sun ‘n Fun 2023 — Day 1 During 2023, in only three months, I’ve lost count how many airframe producers have told me a story that goes something like this… “We (some manufacturer) offer two 100-horsepower choices: a Rotax 912ULS (carbureted) and 912iS (fuel injected), plus the new 141-horsepower 915iS (fuel injected, intercooled). Yet everyone […]

What on Earth is the world coming to…?! A Cub with a nose wheel? Has the aviation world gone mad? No, of course not. Admittedly, though, a nosedragger is certainly not what most pilots think when they envision a Cub. Leading manufacturer CubCrafters has explored many corners of the Cub world, filling niche after niche […]

When Isabel Goyer of Plane & Pilot asked me if I could write a “Patey Twins” flight review of a new NX Cub from CubCrafters, I jumped. And by jumped, I mean I was excited but thought about it every day, like a high school student procrastinating on my report. This time to process really […]

With brilliant tech and stunning performance, the NX Cub seems to have it all. But does it have one thing too many for some backcountry pilots?

It was déjà vu for this year’s big winners and a sneak peek at what could be a big year to come.

A dozen years after FAA created aviation’s newest sector, we have a new leader among manufacturers of fully built Light-Sport Aircraft. CubCrafters has been moving upward with several years hitting 50 deliveries. In 2016 the west coast builder finally topped perennial leader Flight Design, which slipped to second place. The CT builder had occupied the #1 position […]

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