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

glastar firewall assembly drawing

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Firewall Installation Tips

Firewall installation: Install engine and all engine plumbing/wiring prior to installation of firewall. Carefully measure where holes should go, then drill firewall holes, install...

Flying

How I Pranged my Sportsman

It was Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, and I was on a flight from my airport in Richland, WA, direct to Nehalem Bay State at...

Pneumatic rivet squeezer from Aircraft Tool Supply Company

Pneumatic Squeezer Tips

How to & Builder Tips

Proportional Servo Elevator Trim Control For the Glastar

Mods

LED Cockpit Lighting

Mods

New glass installed. Note the 12" spun aluminum wheels and bead locks.

The “SuperStar”

GlaStar & Sportsman

GLASAIR

Glasair

Advanced Aero Components Acquires Glasair II and III Assets

Glasair Aviation USA, LLC. and Advanced Aero Components "AAC" announced the sale of product line assets for the Glasair II and III models. According to Ian...

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Elevator Internal Arm Counterweight

This builder hint was John Schroeder. The procedures were used on a Glasair Super IIS FT Background In step 2N7, the process starts by cutting the lead sheet...

First Flight of Ed Hoeppner’s Glasair III

Glasair

Transponder Performance

How-to and Builder Tips

Maintaining Glasair Fuselage Width

How-to and Builder Tips

Spoiler Bumps on Half Fork Gear Doors

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

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Lifestyle

In the Dark She Awaits

Last night I took our Davis DA2A up for a wonderful sunset flight. I marveled at how responsive that little airplane is, how delightfully...

Smiley Creek Fly-in (Photo: Alan Negrin)

2014 Smiley creek, Idaho Fly-In Preview

Events

Glastar trailer

GlaStar Taildragger Trailer

How to & Builder Tips

Second First Flight

Ownership

GlaStar enlarged cargo door modification

Large Baggage Door for the GlaStar

Mods

Ducking the Long Arm of the Law

Lifestyle

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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 II-S, Photo © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

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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