Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Events

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

Alan Negrin - February 1, 2019

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”

Redesigned Sportsman float struts

Maintenance

Float Rigging Design & Maintenance, Part 1

Cowl-piano-hinge

Mods

Cowl Piano Hinge

GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

aluminum sheet

How to & Builder Tips

Aluminum Skin Protective Plastic

GAOA Members - June 10, 1998

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

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...

Firewall Grommet Alternative

How to & Builder Tips April 25, 2000

Engine Plumbing

How to & Builder Tips September 10, 1998

Inadvertent Flap Retraction

Flying October 6, 2015

BRS System Available for Glastar & Sportsman

Mods January 11, 2011

GLASAIR

Mods

Electronic Landing Gear Pump Drive Circuit

Omar Filipovic - August 14, 2004

This builder mod has been authored by André Beusch. The circuit described below can be used in the Glasair to replace the solenoids circuit provided with...

How-to and Builder Tips

Nose Gear Wheel Fairing

Omar Filipovic - July 5, 1999

Submitted by Don Jessup, Wellsboro PA, Glasair Super II FT When you are fitting the nose wheel fairing the manual suggests a 7/8" space above the wheel fairing...

Taming the Tail Wheel Shimmy

How to & Builder Tips January 3, 2011

lightweight-small-jack

Lightweight Custom Jack

Maintenance February 7, 2018

Glasair N48AG RG

Spin Testing the Glasair RG

Flying August 11, 1986

Glasair Engine to Fuselage Alignment

How-to and Builder Tips September 10, 1998

PEOPLE & PLACES

Smiley Creek Fly-in (Photo: Alan Negrin)

Events

2014 Smiley creek, Idaho Fly-In Preview

Dave Hulse - April 10, 2014

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...

All About Gas Caps

Glasair July 12, 2002

Right rudder, right rudder, right rudder...

Transition Training Challenges

Flying October 31, 2018

Bill Yamokoskis GlaStar in flight.

GlaStar Required Nose-up Trim

Flying July 21, 2000

Diesel Sportsman Update

Lifestyle February 4, 2015

Engine disassembly

Engine Overhaul

Maintenance November 15, 2017

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

marc-friesen-glasair-sportsman-c-fmhf

Friesen Glasair Sportsman Takes to the Skies over Canada

Ownership November 29, 2018

Are You a Safe Pilot?

Flying November 21, 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

Gap sealing tape

Scotch Electrical Tape for Sealing Gaps

How to & Builder Tips November 9, 2018

RESOURCES

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources May 17, 2013

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

Glasair January 15, 2017

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources June 24, 2016

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources December 5, 2015

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair August 4, 2008

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

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.