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

How to & Builder Tips

Build Your Own Auxiliary Fuel Tanks

Soon after purchasing my GlaStar, N757C, from her original owner and builder I contacted Glasair Aviation and inquired about the price of factory-built auxiliary...

Glastar scissor jack

How to & Builder Tips

Lightweight Jack

In a GAOA newsletter a few years ago there were pictures and a description of an aluminum L-bracket that could be bolted on the...

NASA artist's rendering of a microburst.

Caught by Downdraft on Short Final

Flying

Water Seal

How to & Builder Tips

Spinning the GlaStar

Flying

Werner Schneider flying his GlaStar in Switzerland

Climbs in a GlaStar

Flying

GLASAIR

Maintenance

Nuisance Oil Leaks

With about 370 hours on my Superior XP-360 engine, I had developed several small leaks that were difficult to track down, but I discovered a...

Glasair

Gerry Hodnefield’s Glasair II-S First Flight

Written by Larry Graves and Dave Saylor, AirCrafters LLC We successfully conducted the first two flights yesterday with Gerry Hodnefield’s Glasair II-S FT (kit 2008)...

Glasair Control Stick Clearance Tips

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Vertical Stabilizer Hints

How-to and Builder Tips

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

Are You a Test Pilot?

Flying

Glasair III Horizontal Stabilizer Angle of Incidence

Glasair

PEOPLE & PLACES

Independence, Oregon airport

Events

Independence, Oregon Fly-in 2014 Preview

Independence, Oregon is in close proximity to Van’s factory, and we have a lot of RVs at the airpark and a lot of them...

Dick King on Fly-by. Photo by Carlos Emmons.

2013 Rough River Annual Fly-In

Events

Dave Hulse landing his GlaStar

Landings in a GlaStar Without That “Sinking Feeling”

Flying

Flying along the west coast of the Dead Sea.

Italy to Israel in a GlaStar

Lifestyle

A GlaStar wing under construction.

Builder’s Risk Insurance – Protection for the Parts

Ownership

Wolfgang Drahanowski’s GlaStar Flies

Flying

Join GAOA

Sign up for full access.

Already a member? Log in.

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

GlaStar Nose Fork Modification for 5.00 x 5 Wheel and Tire

Mods

RESOURCES

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

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.

Terms of Service