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GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

Sportsman window installed with Silpruf. Photo: Randi Ernst.
How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar and Sportsman Window Installation

Mask off the front and back of the window to approx. 1.5" of the edge. (Blue 3M 2" tape) Trim perimeter of window to fit...
Glastar floor panel
Mods

GlaStar Folding Baggage Compartment Floor

I followed instructions in the builder’s manual to demarcate the fore and aft baggage areas for loading restrictions. The aft baggage area has a flat...
Cooling baffles

Baffles Reduce Cylinder Temperatures

How to & Builder Tips
GlaStar wing hat-section stiffener

Tips for Hat Sections in the GlaStar Wing

How to & Builder Tips

Upgrading to an LED Landing Light

Mods
bug plug - prevent insects from crawling in

Bug Plug

Maintenance

GLASAIR

Keeping fiberglass parts in a hot attic comes with the risk of warping.
How to & Builder Tips

Fiberglass Parts Warping in Hot Storage

Glenn Culver sent this tip. I've had a problem with warped GlaStar doors after storing them in a hot location. If I were to do it...
How-to and Builder Tips

Maintaining Glasair Fuselage Width

Kern Hendricks recently brought his kit to our Service Center for some help in completing it, and pointed out that during the construction of...
Nose gear hydraulic actuator installation, Glasair III.

Getting the Wheels All the Way Up Every Time

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Elevator Internal Arm Counterweight

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair RG Hydraulics

How-to and Builder Tips
Glasair Super II-S N902S

First Flights of N902S Modified to Super II-S Configuration

Glasair

PEOPLE & PLACES

Flying

Testing the Airspeed Indicator

While flying off your test time, why not check your airspeed gauge? A simple, somewhat accurate way, if you have access to GPS, is...
Dave Hulse landing his GlaStar

Crosswinds in the GlaStar

Flying
Bill Yamokoskis GlaStar in flight.

GlaStar Required Nose-up Trim

Flying

The Kit in the Really Big Box

Lifestyle

Jeff Lavelle Cleans Up at Reno

Events

We Got High in Colorado

Lifestyle

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