Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

How to & Builder Tips

Building a GlaStar—Presentation by Dave Prizio

News

Sportsman Kits Available Again

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Nose Fork Modification for 5.00 x 5 Wheel and Tire

GAOA Merchandise: Order yours today!

Bug Plug

Dj Merrill - September 29, 2012 0

How to make an inexpensive plug to keep bugs out of your airplane Buy a 100-pack of bright orange “fuzzy sticks." Used to be commonly...

A GlaStar fuselage undergoing load testing at Glasair

Mods

GlaStar Cargo Door Update

Ted Setzer - August 9, 2013 0

Recently I have received several inquiries about the engineering of the aft baggage door for the GlaStar. I have responded that there will not...

Shimmy Fix for Nose-Heavy GlaStars

Maintenance November 1, 1997

Use of Van’s Induction Air Scoop in a GlaStar

How to & Builder Tips November 30, 2000

Moving Your Completed Glasair in One Piece

Brian Beaird - October 17, 2000 0

Throughout the building process, my dad and I adopted a strategy of completing as much as possible while the plane was still in my...

Flying

Accident Briefs, November 1994

Christian Klix - November 30, 1994 0

As FAA and National Transportation Safety Board reports can take up to one year to be published, advanced publication of accidents in this column...

Splitting the Glasair Main Fuel Tanks

How-to and Builder Tips July 4, 1999

Supercharged Glasair Super II RG

Mods June 20, 2014

Brake Caliper Threaded Rod Separation

Maintenance June 18, 2003

First Aid Kit for Small Aircraft

Jonathan Apfelbaum - July 17, 2014 0

As some of us were sitting around the campfire at Smiley Creek this year, the conversation turned to first aid supplies. Since my day...

Report from the Columbia 2009 Fly-In

Events October 7, 2009

BRS System Available for GlaStar & Sportsman

Mods January 11, 2011

Doing Business with the Glasair III

Glasair November 30, 1994

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Seat Cushion for the Tall Aviator

Mods January 9, 2021

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance July 16, 2009

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources August 1, 2007

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

Glasair January 15, 2017

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

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

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

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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.