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

fuel filler parts

How to & Builder Tips

Sealing Flush Fuel Necks

Here is an option for sealing the flush fuel necks to the fuel tanks. If you have a metal lathe or have access to...

How to & Builder Tips

Cool Tools

A while back I was asked how I was getting so much done on my plane in a short period of time. Naturally I...

Proportional Servo Elevator Trim Control For the Glastar

Mods

Assembling Sportsman Flaps Without Helpers

How to & Builder Tips

EAA: Washington Glasair Sportsman

GlaStar & Sportsman

Spray Gun Lowdown

Glasair

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Fillers and Sanding Material

Q: How about some comments on fillers? Qcell takes forever to cure enough so it can be sanded. A: If you want to use qcell...

How to & Builder Tips

Fitting A McCauley Propeller on a 4-Cylinder Lycoming-Engine Glasair

Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft does not stock a McCauley spinner installation kit for the Glasair I, II, or GlaStar aircraft. We do stock a McCauley spinner install...

Water Level Using PVC Pipe

How-to and Builder Tips

Chuck Yeager in front of the Bell X-1. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

Are You a Test Pilot?

Flying

Taming the Tail Wheel Shimmy

How to & Builder Tips

Technique for Cutting Stainless Engine Mount Backing Plates

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Tom Flemming's GlaStar on landing. (Photo: Dave Prizio)

Flying

Tail-Low Wheel Landings

I have written several times about the long-standing debate over three-point versus wheel landings in tailwheel equipped airplanes. Of course the debate has been...

Ted Setzer's Sportsman

Independence, Oregon Fly-in Set for August 14-16 2015

Events

advanced aero G3

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

Glasair

So, you would like to fly into AirVenture at Oshkosh?

Events

It’s Not About the Airplanes, But the People

Lifestyle

Inadvertent Flap Retraction

Flying

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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

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

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

Glasair

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

Glasair 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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