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

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GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

Maintenance

Magnetic Engine Protection

I went through some expensive engine difficulties after having rebuilt an IO-360 engine for my Sportsman. The lifters and camshaft lobes showed signs of...

Mods

Battery Backup

Two Weeks To Taxi Sportsman have been all built using one of two Odyssey motorcycle batteries. Most taildraggers were built using the PC 680...

A wooden stiffener attached to the GlaStar gear leg dampens the forward-aft motion of the gear during ground operations

GlaStar Gear Leg Dampers

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar training wheel

Demo GlaStar Tailwheel

Mods

Glastar baggage door latch mechanism

GlaStar Baggage Door Installation Tip

How to & Builder Tips

Vapor Lock Causes Trouble Over Water

Flying

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...

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Engine Cooling

These mods have been documented in the past but mainly on Sportsmans and GlaStars. I want to add that the Glasair with its tight...

First Flight of Ed Hoeppner’s Glasair III

Glasair

Instrument Panel Washers

How-to and Builder Tips

When Good Hydraulic Pumps Go Bad

Maintenance

Automatic center-punch

Locating and Center-Punching Holes

How to & Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

first-flight hb-ynd

Flying

First Flight or the Thrill of Having a Baby

For each airplane, first flight is only done once. In my mind, it’s the closest builders get to the thrill of having a baby. Amazing...

Ted Setzer's Sportsman

Independence, Oregon Fly-in Set for August 14-16 2015

Events

Building a GlaStar—Presentation by Dave Prizio

Events

How I Pranged my Sportsman

Flying

So, you would like to fly into AirVenture at Oshkosh?

Events

The Kit in the Really Big Box

Lifestyle

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Leading Edge Lights

How to & Builder Tips

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

Door held open with magnets

Magnetic Door Holder

Mods

RESOURCES

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

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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