Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Ownership

Why We Build: Life with the Sportsman Couldn’t be Better

Richard Eastman - December 6, 2019

Maintenance

Tweaking a GlaStar/Sportsman Wing and Tail

How to & Builder Tips

Build Your Own Auxiliary Fuel Tanks

News

Advanced Aero G2 and G3 “Heritage” Kits Now Available

Pitch your tent anywhere at Tok, Alaska.

Lifestyle

Finish Glass Work Tips

GAOA Members - August 4, 1998 0

Glassing the top on: When glassing the tail of the top deck to the aft part of the fuselage there is a problem area....

How to & Builder Tips

The Zen of Riveting

Orville Eliason - December 1, 1998 0

Most amateur builders think that riveting is just "plain riveting." You put the rivet in the hole, press the rivet against the metal with...

Vernier-Assist Throttle Control

How to & Builder Tips January 11, 2018

Are You a Test Pilot?

Alan Negrin - November 8, 2012 0

Who do you think of when you hear the term, ‘Test Pilot’? I’d bet many, if not most of you, think first of Chuck...

How to & Builder Tips

Baffle Seals

Dan Horton - February 9, 2014 0

Good baffle seals are critical if the airplane is to spend time hanging on the prop at full throttle. These are AMS3320-spec glass-reinforced silicone, using...

Glasair Wing Closing Tip – Checking for Water Traps

How-to and Builder Tips September 10, 1998

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

Changing the GlaStar Seat Back Angle

How-to and Builder Tips June 17, 2014

Diesel Sportsman Update

Kurt Goodfellow - February 4, 2015 0

My son and I I flew over to Fry Canyon, UT (UT74), a dirt strip in southeastern Utah. There are several backcountry strips in the...

John Lake cruising in his GlaStar N484VM

It’s Not About the Airplanes, But the People

Lifestyle June 17, 2014

Around Australia in the GlaStar

Lifestyle November 24, 2017

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Chris Wills with the GlaStar (left) and Sportsman he built.

GlaStar versus Sportsman: How do they really stack up?

GlaStar & Sportsman April 29, 2019

Sportsman Nose Gear Bushing Inspection

Maintenance March 8, 2019

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance July 16, 2009

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips July 7, 2002

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair August 4, 2008

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.