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 prototype

GlaStar & Sportsman

GlaStar Development Report

Assembly of the prototype GlaStar is proceeding smoothly and meeting our design goals and expectations. Each day we are more convinced that is going...

GlaStar & Sportsman

First Customer-Built Diesel Sportsman

I've got about 58 hours on my Sportsman diesel now and I really like it. My son and I flew it from the Las...

GlaStar baggage floor supporting flange

James Siebel’s Flat Baggage Floor

Mods

Steve Brault's Sportsman landing at Arlington Municipal. Photo by Terry Green/Hawg Wild Photography.

Cylinder Head and Oil Temperature Management on a Glasair Sportsman

Mods

Safety alert: Precision Airmotive Fuel Injection Servos

Maintenance

Roll servo located under the copilot seat.

S-TEC 30 Installation for GlaStar

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

Flying

Head in the Clouds

IFR Training in the Glasair Super II Written by Craig O'Neal It was about halfway down the Columbia River Gorge that I decided to get my...

Glasair Super II-S N902S

Glasair

First Flights of N902S Modified to Super II-S Configuration

Our prototype II-S with the 32% larger horizontal stabilizer modified last fall has been undergoing more extensive rework to configure it representative of our...

John Burnaby’s Glasair Engine Control Quadrant

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair RG Inspection Alert: Landing Gear Trunion

Maintenance

Brake Caliper Threaded Rod Separation

Maintenance

Glasair Engine Cooling

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Events

Postcards from Smiley Creek 2015

Just got home after 37+ hours of fun in the GlaStar. A belated BIG thank you to Dave & Dave & Gail & Ann...

GlaStar landing accident

A Hard Lesson Learned

Ownership

Smiley Creek Fly-in (Photo: Alan Negrin)

2014 Smiley creek, Idaho Fly-In Preview

Events

Right rudder, right rudder, right rudder...

Transition Training Challenges

Flying

Herb Karkheck at SnF 2014

Sun ‘n Fun 2014 Postcard

Events

Werner Schneider flying his GlaStar in Switzerland

Climbs in a GlaStar

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

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

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

Glasair

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

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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