Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

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Tractor to Flush Gas Caps

Mods

Vortex Generators on a Sportsman

Mods

Acme Aero Stinger Tailwheel Suspension in a GlaStar

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GAOA Gathering at Lakeland Florida

GlaStar & Sportsman

What to Expect When You’re Expecting… an Engine

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GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

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How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Bulkhead Installation Tips

Bulkhead layups: On my last trip to Germany, I purchased special brushes designed for painting behind radiators. They are about 18" long with the...

Glastar floor panel

Mods

GlaStar Folding Baggage Compartment Floor

I followed instructions in the builder’s manual to demarcate the fore and aft baggage areas for loading restrictions. The aft baggage area has a flat...

Glastar baggage door latch mechanism

EZ-Open Baggage Door Latch for the GlaStar

Mods

California Custom Metal Polish PIREP

How to & Builder Tips

Service Bulletin 73 for GlaStar and Sportsman: Garmin GSA 28 Autopilot...

Maintenance

NASA artist's rendering of a microburst.

Caught by Downdraft on Short Final

Flying

GLASAIR

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How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Overhead GPS Antenna Tray

Here are a couple of quick drawings for my overhead GPS antenna tray. Produce side walls from 1/4 inch foam, coat one side with...

How-to and Builder Tips

Transponder Performance

Submitted by Evan Julber, Bend Oregon I’d like to relay to the group two conversations I’ve had with others regarding transponder performance. A friend of mine...

Design and Construction of Embedded Antennas for Glasairs

How-to and Builder Tips

Windshield Installation “Bush Fix” When Clecos Run Out

How to & Builder Tips

Nutplate Jig

How to & Builder Tips

Glasair Torque Values

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Lifestyle

Graceland!

Made it back from Memphis, TN today. Nice stretch of N19HL legs. We added two more states to our list (Tennessee, and Arkansas), and got...

Diesel Sportsman Update

Lifestyle

Crosswind Component Chart

Crosswinds in a GlaStar

Flying

Pirates at Columbia

Pirate Pilots Swoop in on the Columbia Fly-in

Events

Bike Contortions

Ownership

Dave Hulse landing his GlaStar

Landings in a GlaStar Without That “Sinking Feeling”

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

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources

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New Builder?

Resources

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips

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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