Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Maintenance

Sportsman Nose Gear Bushing Inspection

Ted Setzer - March 8, 2019

Mods

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

Maintenance

Float Rigging Design & Maintenance, Part 2

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

GlaStar & Sportsman

Service Bulletin for Dynon Heated Pitot Tubes

Omar Filipovic - May 24, 2014

Applicability and Affected Equipment This bulletin affects the Dynon Avionics Heated AOA/Pitot Probe (p/n 100667-000). Description Dynon Avionics has received reports from pilots who have experienced degraded...

How to & Builder Tips

Trimming a Wing Skin in 5 Minutes or Less

Allen Rockwell - December 24, 1999

Here is how we trim wing skins at R&D Technical Services. Get your work table ready: Purchase a 1-1/4” x 1-1/4” x 1/8” piece of...

EZ-Open Baggage Door Latch for the GlaStar

Mods May 18, 2004

GlaStar - drilling the flap skin doublers

GlaStar Aileron and Flap Installation Tips

How to & Builder Tips August 4, 1998

Advisory Circular: How to Stay Safe in Unfamiliar Aircraft

Flying March 31, 2011

Elevator Building Tips for the GlaStar and Sportsman

How to & Builder Tips July 1, 1997

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair III Engine Alignment, Cowling, and Spinner Installation

BruceGray - May 25, 2002

Stoddard-Hamilton instructs the builder to match and blend the lines of the cowl to the fuselage then shim the engine motor mounts to center...

How to & Builder Tips

Fiberglassing Tips

GAOA Members - June 30, 1997

Working with fiberglass and resin is as much art as it is science. As builders gain confidence and get used to working with fiberglass,...

Windshield Installation “Bush Fix” When Clecos Run Out

How to & Builder Tips March 31, 2017

Glasair Overhead GPS Antenna Tray

How-to and Builder Tips May 25, 1994

Marking Electrical Wires and Connectors

How to & Builder Tips May 31, 2002

Keeping fiberglass parts in a hot attic comes with the risk of warping.

Fiberglass Parts Warping in Hot Storage

How to & Builder Tips June 10, 1998

PEOPLE & PLACES

Events

Sun ‘n Fun 2014 Postcard

Omar Filipovic - April 10, 2014

Herb Karkheck organized another great brat-roast party at the 2014 Sun ‘n Fun Fly In for the Glasair Aircraft Owners Association. He reports that...

Crosswinds in the GlaStar

Flying November 27, 2000

Towing the Line – Glider Operations with the GlaStar

Flying November 22, 1997

Graceland!

Lifestyle November 13, 2015

Survival Gear

Ownership January 23, 2007

GlaStar Stall Warning

Flying May 10, 1999

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Float Rigging Design & Maintenance, Part 1

Maintenance December 10, 2018

Cowl Piano Hinge

Mods December 5, 2018

Friesen Glasair Sportsman Takes to the Skies over Canada

Ownership November 29, 2018

Are You a Safe Pilot?

Flying November 21, 2018

Wing Rotating Stand

How to & Builder Tips November 19, 2018

RESOURCES

New Builder?

Resources July 7, 2000

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources December 5, 2015

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair August 4, 2008

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips July 7, 2002

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources May 17, 2013

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.