Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Maintenance

Tweaking a GlaStar/Sportsman Wing and Tail

Chris Wills - September 24, 2019

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

GlaStar versus Sportsman: How do they really stack up?

Chart and Storage Box Under the Instrument Panel

Omar Filipovic - May 22, 2007 0

Al Sibley provided this mod for a storage compartment hat sits under the instrument panel on the center tunnel. Others might have already done something...

Maintenance

Sportsman Nose Gear Bushing Inspection

Ted Setzer - March 8, 2019 0

When performing an annual inspection on the Sportsman nose gear, be sure to take a close look at the condition of the shock bushings. The...

Flap Gap Seals Reduce Stall Speed

Mods November 4, 2018

Battery Backup

Mods May 20, 2013

Cyanoacrylate Glues

Allen Rockwell - July 5, 1999 0

Wherever the instructions call for temporarily bonding something in place using HotMelt glue or Body Putty (Bondo) I reach for my ZAP. ZAP is a...

Flying

Accident Briefs, September 1994

Christian Klix - September 30, 1994 0

As FAA and National Transportation Safety Board reports can take up to one year to be published, advanced publication of accidents in this column...

Glasair Header Tank Flop Tube Installation Tips

How-to and Builder Tips November 1, 1993

Upgrading a G-I Wing to G-II Configuration

Mods August 24, 2002

Engine Plumbing

How to & Builder Tips September 10, 1998

Jeff Lavelle Cleans Up at Reno

Todd Copeland - August 17, 2014 0

I spent my week at Reno crewing for Breaking Wind. Ryan Moran and his Glasair III wouldn’t be as fast as Jeff Lavelle’s Race...

Carlos Emmons after the flight with Glauco Nuzzi.

So, When Will You Be Ready to Fly?

GlaStar & Sportsman January 9, 1998

It’s Not About the Airplanes, But the People

Lifestyle June 17, 2014

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Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

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SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

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GlaStar Specifications and Performance

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Sportsman Specifications and Performance

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Glasair Specifications and Performance

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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.