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

Marking Electrical Wires and Connectors

This couple of tips for marking electrical connections from builder Roy Kokenge might save you some time when you are doing your wiring. Dye for connectors:...

Mods

Revised GlaStar Upper Door Latch

This modification was sent by Paul Hansen. This drawing shows the original aft upper door latch drawing from the manual plus the revised latch I...

Straps, Flaps & More

How to & Builder Tips

Bill Yamokoskis GlaStar in flight.

GlaStar Required Nose-up Trim

Flying

Marc’s Sportsman: The Trim Saga

Maintenance

Split wing fold hatch provides exit for recovery chute.

Ballistic Recovery Chute Installation in the GlaStar

Mods

GLASAIR

Flop tube through header tank wall

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Header Tank Flop Tube Installation Tips

The following illustrations show how to install a flop tube into the header tank. Note that it is mounted on the side to facilitate...

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Exhaust Systems

Noise Noise, as it pertains to our discussion here, is simply unwanted sound. Many people are bothered and angered by aircraft noise. Although in metropolitan...

Glasair Visual Fuel Gauge

How-to and Builder Tips

Hazardous Chemicals in the Building Process

Maintenance

Beating The Draft

How-to and Builder Tips

Magnetic Engine Protection

Maintenance

PEOPLE & PLACES

Lifestyle

Heavy Hauler

People want to know just how much you can carry in a Sportsman. I tell them it will carry anything that will fit unless...

Smiley Creek flightline. Photo: Dave Hulse

Smiley Creek 2016 is a Success

Events

Ted Setzer's Sportsman

Independence, Oregon Fly-in Set for August 14-16 2015

Events

Tom Needham’s Sportsman Repair Project 2016

Lifestyle

So You Want to Fly to Canada, eh?

Lifestyle

Oshkosh AirVenture 2007

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

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

Glasair Merlin on its first test flight in Arlington, Washington.

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

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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