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 wing strut attach point cover

How to & Builder Tips

Paul Sather’s Neat GlaStar Innovations

Paul Sather has some neat innovations in his GlaStar.

Glastar cutaway instrument panel

Mods

Glen Culver’s GlaStar Cutaway Instrument Panel

Here's a cutaway panel that Glen Culver developed so you have better visibility through the huge GlaStar windshield.

chart box under instrument panel

Chart and Storage Box Under the Instrument Panel

Mods

Bucking Bars

How to & Builder Tips

Electric Flaps for the GlaStar

Mods

New Larger Instrument Panel for the GlaStar or Sportsman

Mods

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Method For Locating Slotted Flap Hinges

Submitted by Randy Bretton This method was used to locate the slotted flap hinges and build the flaps on my Super II FT. One advantage of...

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Control Stick Clearance Tips

Q: I am having trouble installing the control stick into the control yoke. A: Sand the black powder coating off the control stick where it...

Fillers

How to & Builder Tips

Fairly Simple GlaStar Fairing

How-to and Builder Tips

Cyanoacrylate Glues

How-to and Builder Tips

Cool Tools

How to & Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Ownership

Garbage In, Garbage Out

A funny thing happens when you depend so much on computers. Faced with the prospect of testing the new Dynon autopilot but not having...

The Kit in the Really Big Box

Lifestyle

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Around the World in 59 Days

Flying

GlaStar landing accident

A Hard Lesson Learned

Ownership

The other useful piece of equipment essential for the Australian Outback – the fly hat!

Third Time Across Australia

Lifestyle

advanced aero G3

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

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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 Merlin on its first test flight in Arlington, Washington.

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

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

Glasair

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 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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