Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Cracked Sportsman nosegear bushing

Maintenance

Sportsman Nose Gear Bushing Inspection

Ted Setzer - March 8, 2019

GlaStar towbar storage Click Bond mount

Mods

Tow-Bar Rack

Events

So, you would like to fly into AirVenture at Oshkosh?

Jacking the floats

Maintenance

Float Rigging Design & Maintenance, Part 2

New glass installed. Note the 12" spun aluminum wheels and bead locks.

GlaStar & Sportsman

The “SuperStar”

GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

Sportsman cargo net

Mods

Cargo Net for Sportsman

GAOA Members - September 24, 2010

This tip was submitted by Heidi Tillinghast. Materials 1.5" nylon webbing #18 needle #69 Nylon bonded thread 1.5" Webbing clips All of this is available in...

How to & Builder Tips

Fitting A McCauley Propeller on a 4-Cylinder Lycoming-Engine Glasair

Cliff Faber - May 25, 2000

Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft does not stock a McCauley spinner installation kit for the Glasair I, II, or GlaStar aircraft. We do stock a McCauley spinner install...

Dave Hulse landing his GlaStar

Normal Landings in a GlaStar

Flying June 27, 1999

Are You a Safe Pilot?

Flying November 21, 2018

Spins in a GlaStar

Flying December 16, 1999

GlaStar elevator construction start

Elevator Building Tips for the GlaStar and Sportsman

How to & Builder Tips July 1, 1997

GLASAIR

Mods

Upgrading Your Glasair-I Fuselage

Cliff Faber - October 24, 2002

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

Glasair fuel tank flapper valve

How-to and Builder Tips

Splitting the Glasair Main Fuel Tanks

Neal Garvin - July 4, 1999

DO NOT split your main fuel tank. We split ours and I don't think is was worth it. Use the check valves to prevent...

AoA Indicator

How-to and Builder Tips November 25, 1999

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance July 16, 2009

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

Glasair January 15, 2017

Baffle Seals

How to & Builder Tips February 9, 2014

PEOPLE & PLACES

L to R: Steve Zaleski, John Lake, Marc Cook, Dave Hulse, Richard Eastman, Gail Hulse, Tom Fleming, Anita Fleming, Dave Prizio, Mike Meier, Ed Zaleski, Michael Sandling, Mike Ray, Dave Ammenti, Teri Ray, Chris Wills, Brenda Lake, Ann Walker, Anne Ammenti, Dave Carberry, Lynda Ann Farrar with Dave Ammenti's truck (Arlo Reeves behind the camera).

Events

Hillbillies Reunited: Ninth Annual Northern California GlaStar & Sportsman...

Arlo Reeves - October 3, 2011

Thanks to all who flew to Columbia this year to for our Fly-In and Hillbilly Hoe-Down. It was great fun being there with you! Eleven...

Glastar trailer

GlaStar Taildragger Trailer

How to & Builder Tips May 18, 2006

GlaStar N533WW Down in Utah

Flying July 30, 2001

Glasair RG on airport ramp

Airport Requirements and Insurance

Ownership February 20, 2018

My First 1000 Hours

Glasair October 30, 1999

EarthX Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries

Maintenance March 4, 2015

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Redesigned Sportsman float struts

Float Rigging Design & Maintenance, Part 1

Maintenance December 10, 2018

Cowl-piano-hinge

Cowl Piano Hinge

Mods December 5, 2018

marc-friesen-glasair-sportsman-c-fmhf

Friesen Glasair Sportsman Takes to the Skies over Canada

Ownership November 29, 2018

Wing rotating jig

Wing Rotating Stand

How to & Builder Tips November 19, 2018

Oil Cooler N11YM

Thoughts on Cooling

How to & Builder Tips November 12, 2018

RESOURCES

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources May 17, 2013

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips July 7, 2002

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources August 1, 2007

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 28, 2015

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources July 7, 2000

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair August 4, 2008

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.