Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

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Tractor to Flush Gas Caps

Mods

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

Maintenance

Service Bulletin 73 for GlaStar and Sportsman: Garmin GSA 28 Autopilot...

Glasair Aviation issued Service Bulletin 73 for all Sportsman and GlaStar Aircraft equipped with Garmin GSA 28 autopilot servos. From the Service Bulletin: Compliance Time: Before...

Martin Elshire instrument panel in his GlaStar

Mods

Martin Elshire’s Molded GlaStar Panel

Ever wonder what a designer and installer of panels would put in his own private GlaStar? Well check this out! Martin's own panel fabrication company...

Nose Rib Alignment Aid

How to & Builder Tips

glastar-fuel-vent-check-valve

Vent Check Valve

How to & Builder Tips

A GlaStar fuselage undergoing load testing at Glasair

GlaStar Cargo Door Update

Mods

GlaStar strake in position. Photo: Zach Chase, Fibertech Composites

GlaStar Strake Installation Tip

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Door Handle Safety Loop

I fitted these today to my Glasair I found them in an auto supply shop—they are the loops for a utility truck cover. I...

Flying

Glasair II RG, N131CB: Incident occurred December 30, 2016 in Arlington,...

Aircraft experienced electrical failure and made forced landing off airport in Arlington, Washington A single-engine plane landed without its gear fully extended near Arlington Municipal...

Installing Glasair Rear Windows

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair I Flap Ratchet Plate

Mods

Glasair FT Oil Drip Plate

How-to and Builder Tips

Cyanoacrylate Glues

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Events

Oshkosh AirVenture 2009

Written by Greg and Sue Prentiss For starters, we didn’t beat out the RV aficionados. It was close though, 400+ RVs and 19 Glasairs. I’m not...

Columbia 2014. Photo: Dave Ammenti.

12th Annual Northern California Glasair Aircraft Owners Association Fly-in October...

Events

Alaska to Oshkosh

Lifestyle

Herb Karkheck at SnF 2014

Sun ‘n Fun 2014 Postcard

Events

Wolfgang Drahanowski’s GlaStar Flies

Flying

The GlaStar: An Instructor’s Perspective

Flying

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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 Merlin on its first test flight in Arlington, Washington.

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar 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

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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