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

GlaStar prototype

GlaStar & Sportsman

GlaStar Development Report

Assembly of the prototype GlaStar is proceeding smoothly and meeting our design goals and expectations. Each day we are more convinced that is going...

Wing ribs

How to & Builder Tips

Making Your Own Ribs

Making ribs is a simple process not requiring more than what is found in a standard wood shop. You will need a oak form...

EarthX Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries

Maintenance

Creature Comfort

How to & Builder Tips

Dave Hulse landing his GlaStar

Normal Landings in a GlaStar

Flying

GlaStar COM antenna placement forward of bulkhead B

GlaStar Antenna Installation Tips

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

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...

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Visual Fuel Gauge

The pictures show a visual fuel gauge that is located approximately at wing station 37 L. It is visible through the landing gear opening...

Advanced Aero Components Acquires Glasair II and III Assets

Glasair

Glasair Tail Light Mounting Block

How-to and Builder Tips

Transponder Performance

How-to and Builder Tips

Engine Control Cable Binding

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Lifestyle

Flying to Alaska

Some places just enchant you. No matter how many times you go there it isn’t enough. Alaska is like that for me. It was...

Eaton 604JH105.

Starting the Engine Safely

Flying

Garbage In, Garbage Out

Ownership

My First 1000 Hours

Glasair

sportsman on beach with gear

Special Introductory Pricing on Superior-Powered Sportsman: $154,995

News

Flying along the west coast of the Dead Sea.

Italy to Israel in a GlaStar

Lifestyle

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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

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips

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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