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

How to & Builder Tips

The Dave Hulse GlaStar Strut Jig

To borrow this jig, contact Dave Hulse via the members' forum.

A wooden stiffener attached to the GlaStar gear leg dampens the forward-aft motion of the gear during ground operations

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Gear Leg Dampers

The pictures are of my wood gear dampers installed on my GlaStar. I used mahogany base molding glued together to form a faired shape...

Lempicke header tank

Tom Lempicke’s Aluminum Fuel Header Tank for the GlaStar

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar right door

GlaStar Door Installation Tips

How to & Builder Tips

Zach Chase window installation videos

New Window Installation Videos by Zach Chase

How to & Builder Tips

Straps, Flaps & More

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

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Glasair

Composite Joint Testing

I recently conducted a series of destructive tests to learn more about the factors which affect integrity of builder-fabricated fiberglass joints, and I think...

Mods

Upgrading Your Glasair-I Fuselage

This is a follow-up to the earlier article about the upgrading of the Glasair one wing. Just as the G-I wing can be upgraded...

Hinge Pin Safetying

How-to and Builder Tips

Accident Briefs, September 1994

Flying

glasair flap plaster molds

Determining Glasair II-S Slotted Flaps Cut Locations

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair I Retractable Gear

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

John and Brenda Lake in character at the 2011 Columbia gathering.

Events

California Dreamin’ Fly-In 2012, Like Totally, Dude!

Join us at the Tenth Annual Northern California GlaStar & Sportsman Fly-In on October 6-7 in the Gold Country town of Columbia, California, for...

Lakes and Suttons over Idaho. Photo: Arlo Reeves.

Smiley Creek 2017

Events

Zenair float CAD

Zenair Announces 2500# Floats for GlaStar and Sportsman Aircraft

News

Vapor Lock Causes Trouble Over Water

Flying

How I Pranged my Sportsman

Flying

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

Flying In Poor Weather

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

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

Glasair

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Strength of Riveted Joints

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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