Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

News

Titan Engine Discount for GAOA

Omar Filipovic - September 4, 2020

Lifestyle

Glasair Aviation Takes “COVID Pause”

Ownership

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

GAOA Merchandise: Order yours today!

Wing Rotating Stand

Terry Dovey - November 19, 2018 0

These are some easily made (and cheap) wing stands I made to support my wings before and during painting. I used 90mm x 35mm...

Top deck installation. Photo: Zach Chase/FiberTech Composites

How to & Builder Tips

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....

GlaStar Top Deck Installation Tips

How to & Builder Tips August 24, 1998

Tail-Low Wheel Landings

Flying October 21, 2018

Firewall-Forward Gremlins

GAOA Members - September 10, 1998 0

Written by Mike Palmer, Glasair I/II. Fluctuating Fuel Pressures For the longest time, we had a problem with our fuel pressure (carbureted engine). Occasionally, the fuel pressure...

Maintenance

Does Anybody Wax Airplanes Any More?

GAOA Members - December 6, 2015 1

Q (George Kraft): Just wondering if the newer paints don’t require it or if they benefit at all from waxing. Seems like a lot...

Water Level Using PVC Pipe

How-to and Builder Tips September 10, 1998

Safety alert: Precision Airmotive Fuel Injection Servos

Maintenance May 31, 2009

Glasair Overhead GPS Antenna Tray

How-to and Builder Tips May 25, 1994

Measuring Catalyst

How to & Builder Tips October 30, 1999

Oshkosh AirVenture 2007

GAOA Members - September 5, 2007 0

Written by by Greg and Sue Prentiss If I was writing a newspaper headline it would probably read: Hammer Brothers deliver ANOTHER one—two punch for Glasair at AirVenture 2007. A...

Trevor Berg’s Sportsman on Floats

GlaStar & Sportsman September 9, 2017

Caught by Downdraft on Short Final

Flying June 8, 2001

Advisory Circular: How to Stay Safe in Unfamiliar Aircraft

Flying March 31, 2011

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Tweaking a GlaStar/Sportsman Wing and Tail

Maintenance September 24, 2019

Build Your Own Auxiliary Fuel Tanks

How to & Builder Tips July 7, 2019

Advanced Aero G2 and G3 “Heritage” Kits Now Available

News June 27, 2019

Pitch your tent anywhere at Tok, Alaska.

GlaStar versus Sportsman: How do they really stack up?

GlaStar & Sportsman April 29, 2019

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

Glasair January 15, 2017

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair August 4, 2008

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 28, 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.