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

Steve Sutton loading baggage through the original GlaStar cargo door. Photo: Kathy Sutton.

How to & Builder Tips

Ten Things You Can Do to Help Him Build the Airplane

Note to readers: This article is not intended to give anyone the impression that it’s always the guy who builds the plane while his...

GlaStar COM antenna placement forward of bulkhead B

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Antenna Installation Tips

Transponder ground plane: Make your aluminum ground plane for your transponder as large as possible for effective use. I placed mine under the pilot's...

GlaStar 540 on Amphibious Floats Project

Mods

Hidden oil door

Flush Oil Door

Mods

GlaStar fuselage bonding process

GlaStar Fuselage Bonding Tips

How to & Builder Tips

Use of Van’s Induction Air Scoop in a GlaStar

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

Precise Flight Speed Brake

How-to and Builder Tips

Precise Flight Speed Brakes in a Glasair

This tip was submitted by Ted Beck History In 1990 while attending Oshkosh I made a deal with the people in the Precise Flight (PF) booth...

Glasair

Advanced Aero Components Acquires Glasair II and III Assets

Glasair Aviation USA, LLC. and Advanced Aero Components "AAC" announced the sale of product line assets for the Glasair II and III models. According to Ian...

Glasair fuel tank flapper valve

Splitting the Glasair Main Fuel Tanks

How-to and Builder Tips

Partially Collapsed Retractable Gear

How-to and Builder Tips

Spark plug tray, adjusting tool, gap gage, spark plug socket and extension, magneto timer, torque wrench, combination wrenches, ratchet, socket and extension

Tools to Maintain Your Sportsman or GlaStar

Maintenance

Picking Up/Unloading Your Kit

How to & Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

NASA artist's rendering of a microburst.

Flying

Caught by Downdraft on Short Final

This report was submitted by Gary Bennett. I am sad to report that our Glastar N241GS flipped forward on to its back and sustained major...

Oshkosh AirVenture 2011

Events

Flying along the west coast of the Dead Sea.

Italy to Israel in a GlaStar

Lifestyle

Marc’s Sportsman: Wrapping Up the Annual

Maintenance

Oshkosh AirVenture 2007

Events

Bill Yamokoskis GlaStar in flight.

GlaStar Required Nose-up Trim

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 Merlin on its first test flight in Arlington, Washington.

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

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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