Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

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Tractor to Flush Gas Caps

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Vortex Generators on a Sportsman

Mods

Acme Aero Stinger Tailwheel Suspension in a GlaStar

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GAOA Gathering at Lakeland Florida

GlaStar & Sportsman

What to Expect When You’re Expecting… an Engine

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GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

GlaStar COM antenna placement forward of bulkhead B

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Antenna Installation Tips

Transponder ground plane: Make your aluminum ground plane for your transponder as large as possible for effective use. I placed mine under the pilot's...

GlaStar horizontal stabilizer spars and ribs

How to & Builder Tips

Horizontal Stabilizer Building Tips for the GlaStar and Sportsman

Building a horizontal stabilizer jig: We got the full kit Jan 2nd (1996). Got it home without incident. There was a key part on...

GlaStar baggage floor supporting flange

James Siebel’s Flat Baggage Floor

Mods

Who Needs A Carb? Life With FADEC

Mods

Auxiliary Airbox Retention

Maintenance

GlaStar wing hat-section stiffener

Tips for Hat Sections in the GlaStar Wing

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

Flop tube through header tank wall

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Header Tank Flop Tube Installation Tips

The following illustrations show how to install a flop tube into the header tank. Note that it is mounted on the side to facilitate...

How-to and Builder Tips

Nose Gear Wheel Fairing

Submitted by Don Jessup, Wellsboro PA, Glasair Super II FT When you are fitting the nose wheel fairing the manual suggests a 7/8" space above the wheel fairing...

Electronic Landing Gear Pump Drive Circuit

Mods

Measuring Catalyst

How to & Builder Tips

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Around the World in 59 Days

Flying

Aircraft Spruce rudder pedals in GlaStar

Cast Rudder Pedals

Mods

PEOPLE & PLACES

Ownership

Bike Contortions

I got to wondering if my full-sized mountain bike would fit in the back of my Sportsman. After trying a few different methods I...

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

Events

John and Brenda Lake in character at the 2011 Columbia gathering.

California Dreamin’ Fly-In 2012, Like Totally, Dude!

Events

Bill Yamokoskis GlaStar in flight.

GlaStar Required Nose-up Trim

Flying

Oshkosh AirVenture 2011

Events

Superior XP-360 roller lifters

Superior Engine Build School

Ownership

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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

GlaStar Nose Fork Modification for 5.00 x 5 Wheel and Tire

Mods

RESOURCES

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

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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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