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

Carbon-fiber elevator rib reinforcement

Mods

Carbon Fiber Elevator Rib Reinforcements

This tip was sent by Michael Harfst. An extra note for anyone considering a stiffener for the elevator end rib. I have the fiberglass tips...

Imron Elite

How to & Builder Tips

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

Matching the GlaStar gel coat can be a challenge, but our members have provided the following tips for getting the right color. DuPont Imron Imron paint...

Spinning the GlaStar

Flying

aileron riveting tip

Aileron Riveting for Solo Riveters

How to & Builder Tips

Aux Fuel Pump

Maintenance

glastar kit fuselage

General Tips for GlaStar Fuselage Construction

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Aileron Fabrication and Counterweight Installation

Submitted by Charles Lutin While building my Glasair Super II, I have been highly impressed at the strength and quality of the construction produced by...

How to & Builder Tips

Fiberglassing Tips

Working with fiberglass and resin is as much art as it is science. As builders gain confidence and get used to working with fiberglass,...

Baffle Seals

How to & Builder Tips

Aileron and Flap Trailing Edges

How-to and Builder Tips

Fuel Drains Tip

How-to and Builder Tips

Installing Glasair Rear Windows

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Caribbean archipelago

Lifestyle

Caribbean Puddle Jumpers

One winter afternoon, my wife, Heidi, and I were looking at a map of the Western Hemisphere in our hangar. We were reminiscing about...

Towing the Line – Glider Operations with the GlaStar

Flying

Columbia 2012. Photo: Arlo Reeves.

11th Annual Northern California GlaStar & Sportsman Fly-In, Oct. 4-6

Events

All About Gas Caps

Glasair

Testing the Airspeed Indicator

Flying

EarthX Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries

Maintenance

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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

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

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

Glasair

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

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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