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

Nose rib and skin on left GlaStar wing

How to & Builder Tips

Rib and Skin Fitting

Skin/rib fitting: I'm sharing my experience with horizontal stabilizer skinning, for the benefit of anyone else who's having trouble pulling the skin far enough...

Door held open with magnets

Mods

Magnetic Door Holder

This modification may apply to all GlaStar and Sportsman doors, but in particular it is most helpful with the tailwheel configuration as the doors...

Martin Elshire instrument panel in his GlaStar

Martin Elshire’s Molded GlaStar Panel

Mods

Safety alert: Precision Airmotive Fuel Injection Servos

Maintenance

Spray Gun Lowdown

Glasair

GlaStar wingtip fairing installation

Wingtip Installation Tip

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

Aircraft Spruce rudder pedals in GlaStar

Mods

Cast Rudder Pedals

This tip was sent by Chris Lowery. I never did like the cheap riveted metal plates SHAI had us make as rudder pedals, and nor...

How-to and Builder Tips

Electric Trim Option for the Glasair Elevator

Submitted by Jim Dutton During an e-mail discussion about elevator trim systems, with Dick Dobson and Brooks Robinson, Dick mentioned he had installed an electric...

Glasair VH-KJX airborne

First Flight of Bruce Kirkwood’s Glasair Super II

Flying

My First 1000 Hours

Glasair

Fairly Simple GlaStar Fairing

How-to and Builder Tips

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

Flying

PEOPLE & PLACES

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).

Events

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

Thanks to all who flew to Columbia this year to for our Fly-In and Hillbilly Hoe-Down. It was great fun being there with you! Eleven...

Superior XP-360 roller lifters

Superior Engine Build School

Ownership

Postcards from Smiley Creek 2015

Events

NASA artist's rendering of a microburst.

Caught by Downdraft on Short Final

Flying

GlaStar landing accident

A Hard Lesson Learned

Ownership

sportsman on beach with gear

Special Introductory Pricing on Superior-Powered Sportsman: $154,995

News

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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

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

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

Glasair

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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