Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Mods

Tractor to Flush Gas Caps

Mods

Vortex Generators on a Sportsman

Mods

Acme Aero Stinger Tailwheel Suspension in a GlaStar

Events

GAOA Gathering at Lakeland Florida

GlaStar & Sportsman

What to Expect When You’re Expecting… an Engine

GAOA Merchandise: Order yours today!

GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

How to & Builder Tips

Build Your Own Auxiliary Fuel Tanks

Soon after purchasing my GlaStar, N757C, from her original owner and builder I contacted Glasair Aviation and inquired about the price of factory-built auxiliary...

Flying

Spinning the GlaStar

When I heard that Arnie Clarke had been doing some spin testing on his GlaStar I asked him to write about it for us....

FAA Advisory Circular 90-109A

Advisory Circular: How to Stay Safe in Unfamiliar Aircraft

Flying

Spins in a GlaStar

Flying

GlaStar Rudder Installation Tips

How to & Builder Tips

Wiring the Wings

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

Automatic center-punch

How to & Builder Tips

Locating and Center-Punching Holes

You may have the best tools, but it's knowing how to use them that makes you a craftsman - in this case our members...

Glasair Super II-S N902S

Glasair

First Flights of N902S Modified to Super II-S Configuration

Our prototype II-S with the 32% larger horizontal stabilizer modified last fall has been undergoing more extensive rework to configure it representative of our...

glasair flap plaster molds

Determining Glasair II-S Slotted Flaps Cut Locations

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Aft Chord Line Board

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Engine to Fuselage Alignment

How-to and Builder Tips

Caulking Wing to Fuselage Joint

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Lifestyle

We Got High in Colorado

Steve and I just returned from our fall flying trip to Kentucky and Colorado. While in Colorado, we got totally out of control (zones)‚...

Wrangell St. Elias National Park

Matt Freeman’ s GlaStar Accident in Alaska

Flying

L to R: Steve Zaleski, John Lake, Marc Cook, Dave Hulse, Richard Eastman, Gail Hulse, Tom Fleming, Anita Fleming, Dave Prizio, Mike Meier, Ed Zaleski, Michael Sandling, Mike Ray, Dave Ammenti, Teri Ray, Chris Wills, Brenda Lake, Ann Walker, Anne Ammenti, Dave Carberry, Lynda Ann Farrar with Dave Ammenti's truck (Arlo Reeves behind the camera).

Hillbillies Reunited: Ninth Annual Northern California GlaStar & Sportsman...

Events

Second First Flight

Ownership

Vapor Lock Causes Trouble Over Water

Flying

Lakes and Suttons over Idaho. Photo: Arlo Reeves.

Smiley Creek 2017

Events

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Leading Edge Lights

How to & Builder Tips

Building a GlaStar—Presentation by Dave Prizio

Events

Sportsman Kits Available Again

News

Making Cowl Bumps

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Nose Fork Modification for 5.00 x 5 Wheel and Tire

Mods

RESOURCES

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Glasair I, II, III Options & Accessories Catalog (Archive)

Glasair

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources

Glasair II-S, Photo © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

ABOUT US

The Glasair Aircraft Owners Association is the one must-join association for Glasair, GlaStar, Sportsman 2+2, Merlin, and OMF Symphony builders, owners, pilots, and enthusiasts. If you’re currently building, flying—or dreaming of building and flying one—this is the place for you! We are not affiliated with Glasair Aviation, LLC., but we maintain a great working relationship. Our members can be found worldwide.

Disclaimer: This website contains information submitted by our members about building their airplanes. Some methods they employ may differ from the factory instructions. Builders are advised that they are responsible for their own construction methods and should check with the factory if any of the information included on this website differs from the factory manuals. The Glasair Aircraft Owners Association has not checked the accuracy or safety of any information included on these web pages and any users of this information do so completely at their own risk.

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