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

Split wing fold hatch provides exit for recovery chute.

Mods

Ballistic Recovery Chute Installation in the GlaStar

For several years in the early 90’s I looked at all the available kit planes trying to decide on the perfect one for me...

How to & Builder Tips

Elevator Building Tips for the GlaStar and Sportsman

Keeping twist out of the aft elevator partial spar: There is a discontinuity between the aft edges of the elevator respective to each end...

EZ-Open Baggage Door Latch for the GlaStar

Mods

Replacing The Whisperflos

How to & Builder Tips

New Jump-Starts Slash GlaStar Build Time by 50%

GlaStar & Sportsman

Rigging jig used to hold the right control stick in a vertical orientation.

Sportsman Aileron Rigging Process Improvement

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Visual Fuel Gauge

The pictures show a visual fuel gauge that is located approximately at wing station 37 L. It is visible through the landing gear opening...

Glasair

Composite Joint Testing

I recently conducted a series of destructive tests to learn more about the factors which affect integrity of builder-fabricated fiberglass joints, and I think...

Glasair Fuel Vent Master’s Thesis

How-to and Builder Tips

Upgrading Your Glasair-I Fuselage

Mods

Superior XP-400 piston. Top two are compression rings and the bottom is the oil control ring.

Engine Break-in

How to & Builder Tips

Gerry Hodnefield’s Glasair II-S First Flight

Glasair

PEOPLE & PLACES

Events

Oshkosh AirVenture 2007

Written by by Greg and Sue Prentiss If I was writing a newspaper headline it would probably read: Hammer Brothers deliver ANOTHER one—two punch for Glasair at AirVenture 2007. A...