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

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GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

Maintenance

Sportsman Cage Replacement in Cameroon, Africa

Several years ago, Tom Needham – missionary pilot in Cameroon – experienced an unforeseen downdraft on final approach into one of the many villages...

GlaStar & Sportsman

EAA: Washington Glasair Sportsman

By Dennis Willows, EAA 1228004 After more than 45 years in the same Cessna 172, it seemed time for a major change. With my teenage daughter,...

Straps, Flaps & More

How to & Builder Tips

Use of Van’s Induction Air Scoop in a GlaStar

How to & Builder Tips

Glastar baggage floor

Bruce McGregor’s GlaStar Baggage Compartment Floor

Mods

Ferrying Sportsman N124MK Back to the U.S.

GlaStar & Sportsman

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Rear Wing-Attach Bolt

This builder tip was submitted by Barry Bieber, Glasair II-S RG Here's the method I used to trim in the area around the rear wing-attach...

Maintenance

Glasair Fuel System Warning Sensors

This should be of interest to folks building their fuel systems and those with the solid state low-fuel sensor installed. This spring, after some winter...

Glasair Visual Fuel Gauge

How-to and Builder Tips

Lyle Powell’s 600 Hours in the Glasair III

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair II RG, N131CB: Incident occurred December 30, 2016 in Arlington,...

Flying

Glasair III Horizontal Stabilizer Angle of Incidence

Glasair

PEOPLE & PLACES

advanced aero G3

Glasair

Advanced Aero Announces Production of G2 and G3, Web Store, and...

Advanced Aero Components (AAC) announced in a press release that the new web store is now open for business. Ian Baker, the company's CEO...

Engine disassembly

Engine Overhaul

Maintenance

Spins in a GlaStar

Flying

The Kit in the Really Big Box

Lifestyle

Diesel Sportsman Update

Lifestyle

The GlaStar: An Instructor’s Perspective

Flying

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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

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

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

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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