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Tractor to Flush Gas Caps

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Vortex Generators on a Sportsman

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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

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...

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Fuselage Bonding Tips

Joining the fuselage halves: In addition to taping the belly and dorsal seam as per manual, I screwed tongue depressors (one #4 x 3/8...

GlaStar Development Report

GlaStar & Sportsman

GlaStar gear swap in progress. Photo: Werner Schneider.

Trike vs. Tail-dragger

GlaStar & Sportsman

Prop gauged by spinner. Photo: Randi Ernst

Propeller and Spinner Installation Tips

How to & Builder Tips

Proportional Servo Elevator Trim Control For the Glastar

Mods

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Fuel Tank Transfer System

This tip was written by Paul Sponseller, Glasair I RG. I was happily flying along, intending to burn most of the fuel from my main wing...

How to & Builder Tips

Fillers

Every Glasair and GlaStar kit contains plastic bags of the white powders (guaranteed to raise the suspicions of any DEA agent!) that we know...

A Better Way to Fabricate Glasair Header Tank and Rudder Supports

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Rudder Assembly Hints

How-to and Builder Tips

Cyanoacrylate Glues

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Wing Closing Tip – Checking for Water Traps

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Photo: Bidgee [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]

Flying

Flying In Poor Weather

The GlaStar is such a fine, stable airplane flying slowly that it opens up some interesting possibilities for poor weather flying. Have you thought...