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

Mods

Sportsman Cleared for Flight Testing with UL Power 520i Firewall-Forward

The UL Power 520i engine is much lighter than the typical Lycoming installation. I moved the engine six inches forward and was still worried...

Glastar left wing in jig

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Wing Trailing Edges

Here's a little summary on what I’ve learned recently about trailing edges for the amusement of anybody who still needs to do theirs. I’m...

Nutplate Jig

How to & Builder Tips

Auto-Timer parts

Fuel Transfer Pump Auto-Timer Group Purchase

Mods

Service Bulletin 72 for Sportsman and GlaStar Aircraft

Maintenance

Engine disassembly

Engine Overhaul

Maintenance

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Shur-Lok Substitute

Submitted by Lou Kitz, Stoddard-Hamilton R&D Although the Shur-Lok nuts make for a fairly easy installation, they have a cosmetic drawback. When installed from the...

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair III Emergency Gear Extension System

The Glasair III emergency gear extension system was developed to provide gear extension redundancy for complete peace of mind. It separates the emergency extension...

lightweight-small-jack

Lightweight Custom Jack

Maintenance

Engine Control Cable Binding

How-to and Builder Tips

glasair flap plaster molds

Determining Glasair II-S Slotted Flaps Cut Locations

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

PEOPLE & PLACES

Lifestyle

Alaska to Oshkosh

It had always been in the back of my mind while building the GlaStar to someday make the Oshkosh trip.

Heavy Hauler

Lifestyle

The Kit in the Really Big Box

Lifestyle

Right rudder, right rudder, right rudder...

Transition Training Challenges

Flying

Alaska to Oshkosh, Part 3

Lifestyle

GlaStar N533WW Down in Utah

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

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

Glasair I, II, III Options & Accessories Catalog (Archive)

Glasair

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Strength of Riveted Joints

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.

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