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

Glastar wing strut attach point cover

How to & Builder Tips

Paul Sather’s Neat GlaStar Innovations

Paul Sather has some neat innovations in his GlaStar.

nutplate

How to & Builder Tips

Nutplate Installation

Dimpling nut plates: It can be difficult to dimple the nut plates. One of our A&Ps came up with a trick for not dimpling the...

GlaStar strake in position. Photo: Zach Chase, Fibertech Composites

GlaStar Strake Installation Tip

How to & Builder Tips

Wing rotating jig

Wing Rotating Stand

How to & Builder Tips

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

Maintenance

GlaStar Rudder Installation Tips

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

FAA Advisory Circular 90-109A

Flying

Advisory Circular: How to Stay Safe in Unfamiliar Aircraft

New AC advises pilots on how to stay safe in unfamiliar aircraft Experimental airplane flights represent only a small component of total general aviation (GA)...

Flying

Testing the Airspeed Indicator

While flying off your test time, why not check your airspeed gauge? A simple, somewhat accurate way, if you have access to GPS, is...

EarthX Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries

Maintenance

Glasair Torque Values

How-to and Builder Tips

Marking Parts

How to & Builder Tips

Cooling ramps improve airflow

Cooling Ramps

Mods

PEOPLE & PLACES

Dave Hulse landing his GlaStar

Flying

Landings in a GlaStar Without That “Sinking Feeling”

On December 13th, 1994, Tom Hamilton (idea man extraordinaire, designer, and head of the design team for the GlaStar) handed me the keys to...

Ferrying Sportsman N124MK Back to the U.S.

GlaStar & Sportsman

Glastar left wing in jig

So, When Will You Be Ready to Fly?

GlaStar & Sportsman

GlaStar N533WW Down in Utah

Flying

It’s Not About the Airplanes, But the People

Lifestyle

advanced aero G3

Advanced Aero Announces Production of G2 and G3, Web Store, and...

Glasair

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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

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

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

Glasair

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

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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