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How to & Builder Tips

Fitting A McCauley Propeller on a 4-Cylinder Lycoming-Engine Glasair

Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft does not stock a McCauley spinner installation kit for the Glasair I, II, or GlaStar aircraft. We do stock a McCauley spinner install...
Cooling baffles
How to & Builder Tips

Baffles Reduce Cylinder Temperatures

This is a technical tip for the cylinder baffling modifications we’ve come up with for the IO-360 and IO-375 engines. The windows in front...
Stall warning vane

GlaStar Stall Warning

Flying
GlaStar baggage floor supporting flange

James Siebel’s Flat Baggage Floor

Mods
Oil Cooler N11YM

Thoughts on Cooling

How to & Builder Tips
GlaStar air induction filter

Air Induction Injection Filter

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

Maintenance

Glasair RG Gear Strut Servicing

It has been pointed out that our overhaul instructions are somewhat confusing and do not apply to landing gear struts that are being serviced...
Keeping fiberglass parts in a hot attic comes with the risk of warping.
How to & Builder Tips

Fiberglass Parts Warping in Hot Storage

Glenn Culver sent this tip. I've had a problem with warped GlaStar doors after storing them in a hot location. If I were to do it...

Glasair Gear Door Gaps

How-to and Builder Tips
Glasair has in stock three different number stainless steel washers. The (522-5626-003) washer has a 3/8" ID inner hole for use in the G-I and II main gear retract actuators which also have a 3/8" shaft. The (522-5626-001) washer has a 7/16" ID hole for use in the G-I and II nose gear actuator and the G-III main gear actuators. The (522-5626-005) washer has a ½" ID for use in the G-III nose gear actuator.

Glasair RG Service Alert: Hydraulic Actuator Washer

Maintenance

Maintaining Glasair Fuselage Width

How-to and Builder Tips

Baffle Seals

How to & Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Glasair RG on airport ramp
Ownership

Airport Requirements and Insurance

We've seen an increase in the insurance requirements that airports are imposing on tenants. These requirements used to be just to have the airport...

Doing Business with the Glasair III

Glasair

Oshkosh AirVenture 2011

Events
Carlos Emmons after the flight with Glauco Nuzzi.

A Trip to Italy

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Around the World in 59 Days

Flying
Herb Karkheck at SnF 2014

Sun ‘n Fun 2014 Postcard

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