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

Aircraft Spruce rudder pedals in GlaStar

Mods

Cast Rudder Pedals

This tip was sent by Chris Lowery. I never did like the cheap riveted metal plates SHAI had us make as rudder pedals, and nor...

Jacking the floats

Maintenance

Float Rigging Design & Maintenance, Part 2

In the first installment of this article, I conveyed information learned about the geometric design as well as the re-design of my floatplane rigging...

Towing the Line – Glider Operations with the GlaStar

Flying

Cooling ramps improve airflow

Cooling Ramps

Mods

Making Cowl Bumps

How to & Builder Tips

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

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Rib Shaping Made Easy

Submitted by Don Kinney Fitting the wing ribs aft of the main spar can be pretty time-intensive and frustrating, so here's a system I came...

Mods

Glasair I Flap Ratchet Plate

Submitted by Stan Gorman Flap actuation is much easier with this "saw tooth" ratchet plate, especially 35° and 50° position. Note: Glasair II & III ratchet...

Glasair Door Handle Safety Loop

How-to and Builder Tips

A Farewell to (Rusty) Arms

How-to and Builder Tips

Nose gear hydraulic actuator installation, Glasair III.

Getting the Wheels All the Way Up Every Time

How-to and Builder Tips

Alternate Horizontal Stabilizer Hinge Alignment and Jigging

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Dave Hulse landing his GlaStar

Flying

Crosswinds in the GlaStar

On a very windy, gusty Saturday Bill Janes and I flew to a nearby airport to attend an EAA Chapter meet ing. Because I...

Florida to Washington

Lifestyle

Zenair float CAD

Zenair Announces 2500# Floats for GlaStar and Sportsman Aircraft

News

NASA artist's rendering of a microburst.

Caught by Downdraft on Short Final

Flying

marc-friesen-glasair-sportsman-c-fmhf

Friesen Glasair Sportsman Takes to the Skies over Canada

Ownership

L to R: Steve Zaleski, John Lake, Marc Cook, Dave Hulse, Richard Eastman, Gail Hulse, Tom Fleming, Anita Fleming, Dave Prizio, Mike Meier, Ed Zaleski, Michael Sandling, Mike Ray, Dave Ammenti, Teri Ray, Chris Wills, Brenda Lake, Ann Walker, Anne Ammenti, Dave Carberry, Lynda Ann Farrar with Dave Ammenti's truck (Arlo Reeves behind the camera).

Hillbillies Reunited: Ninth Annual Northern California GlaStar & Sportsman...

Events

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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

GlaStar Nose Fork Modification for 5.00 x 5 Wheel and Tire

Mods

Door held open with magnets

Magnetic Door Holder

Mods

RESOURCES

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

Glasair

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources

Strength of Riveted Joints

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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