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Alaska to Oshkosh, Part 3
Seat Cushion for the Tall Aviator
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Alaska to Oshkosh
Titan Engine Discount for GAOA
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A New Water Rudder Design
Glasair Aviation Takes “COVID Pause”
Why We Build: Life with the Sportsman Couldn’t be Better
Tweaking a GlaStar/Sportsman Wing and Tail
Build Your Own Auxiliary Fuel Tanks
Advanced Aero G2 and G3 “Heritage” Kits Now Available
North to Alaska
GlaStar versus Sportsman: How do they really stack up?
Sportsman Nosewheel Lift
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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...
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GlaStar Fuselage Assembly Tips
Step 27: If your kit includes the upper shell attach fittings pre-made with all holes predrilled, as mine did, when doing the final installation,...
Tail-Low Wheel Landings
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Cool Tools
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Glastar Cargo Door Mod
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Orville’s Gravity Fuel System
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GLASAIR
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Glasair Rudder Assembly Hints
Written by Jim Dutton When I reviewed the rudder assembly instructions, I thought there must be an easier way to install the three foam ribs,...
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Bug Plug
How to make an inexpensive plug to keep bugs out of your airplane Buy a 100-pack of bright orange “fuzzy sticks." Used to be commonly...
Glasair Aft Chord Line Board
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Glasair I Retractable Gear
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Glasair Fuel Tank Transfer System
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Head in the Clouds
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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...
Zenair Announces 2500# Floats for GlaStar and Sportsman Aircraft
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The 8th Annual Columbia Fly-In is a Success!
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Are You a Test Pilot?
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How I Pranged my Sportsman
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First Flight or the Thrill of Having a Baby
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