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Chris Wills with the GlaStar (left) and Sportsman he built.
GlaStar & Sportsman

GlaStar versus Sportsman: How do they really stack up?

I now have about 800 hours in three separate Sportsman planes and about 800 hours in GlaStars, so I feel I am in a...
aileron riveting tip
How to & Builder Tips

Aileron Riveting for Solo Riveters

Riveting the top skins to the aileron nose ribs as described in the builder’s manual is pretty awkward (if not impossible) for solo riveters,...

GlaStar Aileron Rigging

How to & Builder Tips
GlaStar N40VX. Photo: Steve Nation.

GlaStar Horizontal Stabilizer Angle of Attack

How to & Builder Tips
Chuck Yeager in front of the Bell X-1. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

Are You a Test Pilot?

Flying
New glass installed. Note the 12" spun aluminum wheels and bead locks.

The “SuperStar”

GlaStar & Sportsman

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Electric Trim Option for the Glasair Elevator

Submitted by Jim Dutton During an e-mail discussion about elevator trim systems, with Dick Dobson and Brooks Robinson, Dick mentioned he had installed an electric...
glasair flap plaster molds
How-to and Builder Tips

Determining Glasair II-S Slotted Flaps Cut Locations

This tip was submitted by John Burnaby, FT #2081 I wanted a more precise method of determining where to cut the flap panels, for installation of...

Oshkosh AirVenture 2009

Events

Changing the GlaStar Seat Back Angle

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

Technique for Cutting Stainless Engine Mount Backing Plates

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Zenair float CAD
News

Zenair Announces 2500# Floats for GlaStar and Sportsman Aircraft

Because customers have been asking for them, Zenair has been developing a 2500 pound float kit for the GlaStar and Sportsman aircraft. The work...
Martin Baumer taking off from Boeing Field

Normal Takeoffs in a GlaStar

Flying

Inadvertent Flap Retraction

Flying

Ducking the Long Arm of the Law

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Columbia 2014

Events
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LODA

Flying

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