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

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Maintenance

Lightweight Custom Jack

Steve and I recently installed a set of Thomas Cox’s jack pads on our tricycle-gear GlaStar. These beautifully machined pads fit perfectly and will...

Mods

Who Needs A Carb? Life With FADEC

For those of you who are interested in the Aerosance FADEC system, I thought I would give some insight in my fairly extensive experience...

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

GlaStar Strake Installation Tip

How to & Builder Tips

Dave Hulse landing his GlaStar

Landings in a GlaStar Without That “Sinking Feeling”

Flying

Right rudder, right rudder, right rudder...

Transition Training Challenges

Flying

GlaStar shearweb installation drawing

Shearweb Installation Tips

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

MS21042 Nut

Maintenance

Nose Wheel Service Suggestion

In a recent e-mail message from a Glasair RG builder, I was told about an incident he had experienced while landing, in which the...

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Glasair

Composite Joint Testing

I recently conducted a series of destructive tests to learn more about the factors which affect integrity of builder-fabricated fiberglass joints, and I think...

Supercharged Glasair Super II RG

Mods

Nose gear hydraulic actuator installation, Glasair III.

Getting the Wheels All the Way Up Every Time

How-to and Builder Tips

Maintaining Glasair Fuselage Width

How-to and Builder Tips

Improving the Glasair II Models

Glasair

PEOPLE & PLACES

Smiley Creek Fly-in (Photo: Alan Negrin)

Events

2014 Smiley creek, Idaho Fly-In Preview

The 7th annual Smiley Creek fly-in is only a few weeks away. If you are planning to attend this year please reply in the Events...

Ted Setzer's Sportsman

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

Events

Building a GlaStar—Presentation by Dave Prizio

Events

Lakes and Suttons over Idaho. Photo: Arlo Reeves.

Smiley Creek 2017

Events

Marc’s Sportsman: Wrapping Up the Annual

Maintenance

Inadvertent Flap Retraction

Flying

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Leading Edge Lights

How to & Builder Tips

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

Door held open with magnets

Magnetic Door Holder

Mods

RESOURCES

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

Glasair

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

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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