Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Events

Building a GlaStar—Zoom Presentation

Omar Filipovic - September 25, 2021

News

Sportsman Kits Available Again

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Nose Fork Modification for 5.00 x 5 Wheel and Tire

Mods

GAOA Merchandise: Order yours today!

GlaStar Aileron Rigging

Cal Spangler - December 1, 1998 1

One of the biggest challenges for GlaStar builders arises in the "home stretch" of the project. This challenge is affectionately referred to around our...

Flying

Vapor Lock Causes Trouble Over Water

Omar Filipovic - August 8, 2000 0

This cautionary tale was submitted by Al Lange. After 4 years and 6,000 hours in construction, two long-time pilots were finally on the way to...

Ten Things You Can Do to Help Him Build the Airplane

How to & Builder Tips July 6, 2002

GlaStar Fuselage Assembly Tips

How to & Builder Tips February 20, 1997

Lightweight Custom Jack

Kathy Sutton - February 7, 2018 4

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

Upgrading Your Glasair-I Fuselage

Cliff Faber - October 24, 2002 2

This is a follow-up to the earlier article about the upgrading of the Glasair one wing. Just as the G-I wing can be upgraded...

Glasair Gear Door Gaps

How-to and Builder Tips October 29, 1999

Garbage In, Garbage Out

Marc Cook - November 16, 2008 0

A funny thing happens when you depend so much on computers. Faced with the prospect of testing the new Dynon autopilot but not having...

Dick King on Fly-by. Photo by Carlos Emmons.

2013 Rough River Annual Fly-In

Events August 8, 2013

Fun and Friendship in a Mountain Paradise

Events July 20, 2014

Martin Baumer taking off from Boeing Field

New Sportsman TC Announced at Oshkosh 2010

Events July 25, 2010

Airport Requirements and Insurance

Ownership February 20, 2018

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

Glasair January 15, 2017

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance July 16, 2009

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips July 7, 2002

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources August 1, 2007

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.