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

GlaStar wingtip fairing installation

How to & Builder Tips

Wingtip Installation Tip

There is a conflict in the wing tip construction as per the Manual (Rev C) Section VI Wing assembly, Fig 43 p.103 instructs you...

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.

Lycoming Oil Pressure Port

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar baggage floor supporting flange

James Siebel’s Flat Baggage Floor

Mods

Chuck Yeager in front of the Bell X-1. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

Are You a Test Pilot?

Flying

GlaStar Nose Fork Modification for 5.00 x 5 Wheel and Tire

Mods

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Changing the GlaStar Seat Back Angle

Whenever my wife has me drive her car, I always have to adjust the seat since she’s 5’-2”. That includes adjusting the seat back...

How-to and Builder Tips

AoA Indicator

Submitted by Carter Boswell The multicolor rectangle thing on the glare shield is my AOA indicator in the “up” position. When retracted it sits flush...

Rib Shaping Made Easy

How-to and Builder Tips

Does Anybody Wax Airplanes Any More?

Maintenance

Glasair Engine Mounting Pad Part Numbers

How-to and Builder Tips

Fairly Simple GlaStar Fairing

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Glasair

All About Gas Caps

The first Glasair kit was shipped over 25 years ago and now there are hundreds flying. In many cases these flying airplanes are introducing...

Glasair-Sportsman-in-the-dark-2

In the Dark She Awaits

Lifestyle

Glastar left wing in jig

So, When Will You Be Ready to Fly?

GlaStar & Sportsman

Trevor Berg’s Sportsman on Floats

GlaStar & Sportsman

Columbia 2014

Events

Diesel Sportsman Update

Lifestyle

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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

Door held open with magnets

Magnetic Door Holder

Mods

RESOURCES

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

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

History of Glasair Aviation

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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