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

Hidden comm antenna

How to & Builder Tips

Hidden Tail Com Antenna

Paul Hansen installed his com antenna in the tail using an innovative ground plane.

Flying

Glasair I – Still Strong After 20 Years

Submitted by Jeff Wernli V.P. Sales & Marketing, Stoddard-Hamilton As we come toward the end of Stoddard- Hamilton’s 20th year anniversary, l thought it would be...

Whirl Wind GA-200L

Propping Up Our Projects

GlaStar & Sportsman

New Sportsman tailwheel spring.

Tailwheel Springs

Mods

Spray Zolatone (or equv.) in shaded area prior to fuselage assembly.

Weight Conscious GlaStar Assembly

How to & Builder Tips

glastar-fuel-vent-check-valve

Vent Check Valve

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

Glasair Wheel Pants and Nose Gear Strut Fairings

Written by Jim Dutton Glasair FT Builders - file this information away for future reference when you start installation of the wheel pants and nose...

All About Gas Caps

Glasair

Glasair Fuselage Hoist

How-to and Builder Tips

Marking Electrical Wires and Connectors

How to & Builder Tips

Glasair FT Gear Bracket Cracks

Maintenance

PEOPLE & PLACES

Lifestyle

We Got High in Colorado

Steve and I just returned from our fall flying trip to Kentucky and Colorado. While in Colorado, we got totally out of control (zones)‚...

hans-guttman-back-in-austria

Around the World in 59 Days

Flying

first-flight hb-ynd

First Flight or the Thrill of Having a Baby

Flying

NASA artist's rendering of a microburst.

Caught by Downdraft on Short Final

Flying

Ted Setzer's Sportsman

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

Events

Landing at Oshkosh.

AirVenture – Oshkosh 2013

Events

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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

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

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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