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

GAOA Merchandise: Order yours today!

GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

How to & Builder Tips

Leading Edge Lights

Flyleds LED lights in the GlaStar's leading edge - how to make the bracket and form the acrylic lens.

GlaStar & Sportsman

New Jump-Starts Slash GlaStar Build Time by 50%

The brand-new Jump-Start wing option and an upgrade to the already popular Jump-Start fuselage option have kept GlaStar® interest and sales high in the...

EarthX Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries

Maintenance

Electric Flaps for the GlaStar

Mods

GlaStar horizontal stabilizer ribs

GlaStar and Sportsman Tail Section Tips

How to & Builder Tips

FAA Advisory Circular 90-109A

Advisory Circular: How to Stay Safe in Unfamiliar Aircraft

Flying

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Lyle Powell’s 600 Hours in the Glasair III

Written by Lyle Powell, Glasair III. My III has always been difficult to touch down gracefully, perhaps because of my long flaps. My flap-dump button...

How to & Builder Tips

Lycoming Oil Pressure Port

Submitted by Daniel Blumel, Glasair RG If you are experiencing high oil pressure readings, the problem may be a result of where the oil pressure...

Fuel Vent Float Valves

How-to and Builder Tips

Changing the GlaStar Seat Back Angle

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair FT Gear Bracket Cracks

Maintenance

Testing the Airspeed Indicator

Flying

PEOPLE & PLACES

How many people can escape a shower under one GlaStar wing? John Lake, Steve Tillinghast, Margaret & Charlie Burton, Heidi Tillinghast, Mike & Teri Ray, Arlo Reeves, Dave Ammenti and photographer Ann Walker can.

Events

The 8th Annual Columbia Fly-In is a Success!

Thanks to all who flew to Columbia this year to celebrate Oktoberfest in style. You made it happen and it was great fun being...

The Kit in the Really Big Box

Lifestyle

Bill Yamokoskis GlaStar in flight.

GlaStar Required Nose-up Trim

Flying

Oshkosh AirVenture 2007

Events

Garbage In, Garbage Out

Ownership

The other useful piece of equipment essential for the Australian Outback – the fly hat!

Third Time Across Australia

Lifestyle

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

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

Door held open with magnets

Magnetic Door Holder

Mods

RESOURCES

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

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

Glasair

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

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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