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?

Matt Freeman’ s GlaStar Accident in Alaska

Ted Setzer - August 30, 2001

I spoke with Matt Freeman this morning--he and his daughter are fine. Matt has a GlaStar taildragger with large, 26" tundra tires and likes...

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Firewall Template Tip

GAOA Members - June 23, 1999

I started out by using the supplied template to cut out a cardboard firewall. It did not come close to fitting. I started all...

GlaStar COM antenna placement forward of bulkhead B

GlaStar Antenna Installation Tips

How to & Builder Tips September 26, 1997

EarthX Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries

Maintenance March 4, 2015

Tom Lempicke’s Aluminum Fuel Header Tank for the GlaStar

How to & Builder Tips October 22, 1998

Cake Frosting Applicator for Applying Resin/Mill Fiber Mix Warning

Allen Rockwell - October 14, 1998

I recently heard a great suggestion for applying the resin/mill fiber mixture to the rib and spar tops of wings, stabilizers, rudders, etc. The...

Mods

Mylar Gap Seals

GAOA Members - September 10, 1998

Submitted by Kory Cornum I installed Mylar gap seals on my Glasair III on 18 April 1993. The seals are from High Performance Engineering, Inc.,...

Rib Shaping Made Easy

How-to and Builder Tips October 29, 1999

Splitting the Glasair Main Fuel Tanks

How-to and Builder Tips July 4, 1999

Caulking Wing to Fuselage Joint

How-to and Builder Tips May 24, 2000

Glasair Fuel System Warning Sensors

Maintenance June 6, 2015

So You Want to Fly to Canada, eh?

Alan Negrin - December 5, 2015

You can easily fly into and through Canada on your way to Alaska, if you know the procedures and follow them. However, getting set...

It’s Not About the Airplanes, But the People

Lifestyle June 17, 2014

Airplane Camping in a Sportsman

Lifestyle November 28, 2007

Martin Baumer taking off from Boeing Field

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Sportsman Nose Gear Bushing Inspection

Maintenance March 8, 2019

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Events February 1, 2019

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Resources August 1, 2007

Glasair II-S, Photo © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair August 4, 2008

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

Glasair January 15, 2017

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

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.