Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Mods

Seat Cushion for the Tall Aviator

Jeff Richichi - January 9, 2021

Lifestyle

Titan Engine Discount for GAOA

Lifestyle

GAOA Merchandise: Order yours today!

Fuel Transfer Pump Auto-Timer Group Purchase

Omar Filipovic - September 4, 2012 1

It’s been a while since we made a group purchase and the gang had started suffering from withdrawal symptoms, but luckily Rocky Morrison stepped...

How to & Builder Tips

Aluminum Skin Protective Plastic

GAOA Members - June 10, 1998 1

While building and storing the various pieces of your GlaStar it is advisable to leave the white protective coating on the skin sections as...

A New Water Rudder Design

Mods August 21, 2020

Glasair Door Handle Safety Loop

Paul Pengilly - December 6, 2015 0

I fitted these today to my Glasair I found them in an auto supply shop—they are the loops for a utility truck cover. I...

Figure 1. View looking down right side - Internal passages FVFV top.

Maintenance

Testing Procedure for Fuel Vent Float Valve Check Valves

Cliff Faber - March 9, 1997 0

There are two check valves installed within the upper housing of the FVFV. One valve is designed to open to allow pressure into the...

Supercharged Glasair Super II RG

Mods June 20, 2014

First Flight of Bill Kerschbaum’s Glasair I-RG

Flying June 13, 2016

Caribbean Puddle Jumpers

Steve Tillinghast - November 6, 2018 0

One winter afternoon, my wife, Heidi, and I were looking at a map of the Western Hemisphere in our hangar. We were reminiscing about...

Postcards from Smiley Creek 2015

Events July 5, 2015

Marc’s Sportsman: Wrapping Up the Annual

Maintenance May 15, 2008

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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.