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

Mods

LED Lights From Baja Designs

These lights were on sale a few weeks ago so I took the plunge and bought a pair in SPOT pattern - these are intended...

aileron servo tab

Mods

Aileron Servo Tabs and Aileron Trim

Aileron Servo Tabs I have designed and built some servo tabs that can be added to the ailerons after the fact to reduce the aileron...

Effective Low-cost Solutions

How to & Builder Tips

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

Tail-Low Wheel Landings

Flying

The EAA Young Eagles GlaStar. Photo: Paul Hansen

Aileron Balancing Servo Tabs

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar horizontal stabilizer spars and ribs

Horizontal Stabilizer Building Tips for the GlaStar and Sportsman

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Tips After Two Years of Flying

Submitted by Lyle Powell My Glasair III, "Scoot", just passed its second birthday since first flight and it continues to change and improve as problems...

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Brake System Installation

File this info away for future reference when you start your brake system installation. When you start pondering the Nylaflow tubing/brass fitting brake system...

Fillers

How to & Builder Tips

Engine disassembly

Engine Overhaul

Maintenance

A Farewell to (Rusty) Arms

How-to and Builder Tips

Taming the Tail Wheel Shimmy

How to & Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Dave Hulse landing his GlaStar

Flying

Normal Landings in a GlaStar

When flying at airshows, it's not uncommon to have many aircraft of various approach speeds all headed for the same or parallel runways at...

GlaStar enlarged cargo door modification

Large Baggage Door for the GlaStar

Mods

Fun and Friendship in a Mountain Paradise

Events

Glasair-Sportsman-in-the-dark-2

In the Dark She Awaits

Lifestyle

Diesel Sportsman Update

Lifestyle

Ferrying Sportsman N124MK Back to the U.S.

GlaStar & Sportsman

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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

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

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

Glasair

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

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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