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 seat pan inspection cutouts

Mods

Seat Pan Inspection Access Cutouts

This modification was submitted by Jim Rose. These are my GlaStar seat pans with the inspection plates added. I found this necessary as I wanted to...

How to & Builder Tips

Measuring Catalyst

Submitted by Art Chard - Glasair FT When using an eye dropper to measure catalyst, hold the eye dropper vertically. If it is held horizontally...

The Dave Hulse GlaStar Strut Jig

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar - drilling the flap skin doublers

GlaStar Aileron and Flap Installation Tips

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar enlarged cargo door modification

Large Baggage Door for the GlaStar

Mods

Tires for Alaska

Mods

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Unsticking Cleveland Master Cylinders

This tip was written by Richard May, Glasair III. I came across something interesting while assembling my brake system. On my left brake master cylinder, I...

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Wing Rotation Jig

This tip was submitted by Jerry Shilt. The picture is of some jigs I made to rotate the wing by myself and as you can...

Wrap School

How to & Builder Tips

Design and Construction of Embedded Antennas for Glasairs

How-to and Builder Tips

Marking Parts

How to & Builder Tips

First Flight of Bill Kerschbaum’s Glasair I-RG

Flying

PEOPLE & PLACES

Lifestyle

So You Want to Fly to Canada, eh?

You can easily fly into and through Canada on your way to Alaska, if you know the procedures and follow them. However, getting set...

Glastar left wing in jig

So, When Will You Be Ready to Fly?

GlaStar & Sportsman

Oshkosh AirVenture 2007

Events

Stall warning vane

GlaStar Stall Warning

Flying

Herb Karkheck at SnF 2014

Sun ‘n Fun 2014 Postcard

Events

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

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

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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