Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

How to & Builder Tips

Build Your Own Auxiliary Fuel Tanks

Brian Swasey - July 7, 2019

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?

Mods

DIY Upholstery

Chris Dellos - February 4, 2015

For those of you thinking of tackling your own upholstery here is a little short lesson on what worked for me. Let me caveat...

Mods

Modified GlaStar Fuel Vent System

Bradley Cruz - May 18, 2005

My tank vent system is different than S-H plans. There are 5-port manifolds bolted to each wing root rib just forward of the aft spar. The outboard port of each main tank comes around the aft spar and forward to the manifold.

Inadvertent Flap Retraction

Flying October 6, 2015

Tom Flemming's GlaStar on landing. (Photo: Dave Prizio)

Tail-Low Wheel Landings

Flying October 21, 2018

Composite vortex generators made by Fibertech Composites. Photo: Zach Chase

Function of Delta-Wing Vortex Generators

GlaStar & Sportsman February 2, 2013

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips July 7, 2002

GLASAIR

Flying

Head in the Clouds

Stoddard-Hamilton - November 1, 1997

IFR Training in the Glasair Super II Written by Craig O'Neal It was about halfway down the Columbia River Gorge that I decided to get my...

How to & Builder Tips

Properly Promoting Resin

Cal Spangler - November 22, 1997

The resin that we currently use in both the Glasair and the GlaStar is Dow Derakane 411-45. This resin is shipped from Stoddard-Hamilton in...

Hazardous Chemicals in the Building Process

Maintenance November 28, 2007

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance July 16, 2009

Auxiliary Airbox Retention

Maintenance January 29, 2015

G2 and G3 Main Landing Gear from Advanced Aero

Glasair June 4, 2018

PEOPLE & PLACES

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Taildragger Trailer

Chris Wills - May 18, 2006

I took a Zieman's two SeaDo trailer and modified it to carry the GlaStar - it was very easy to do and only took...

Carlos Emmons after the flight with Glauco Nuzzi.

A Trip to Italy

Lifestyle March 28, 2001

Zenair Announces 2500# Floats for GlaStar and Sportsman Aircraft

News October 20, 2010

Independence, Oregon Fly-in 2014 Preview

Events April 10, 2014

Florida to Washington

Lifestyle February 5, 2015

GlaStar N533WW Down in Utah

Flying July 30, 2001

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Fuel Tank Testing

How to & Builder Tips April 28, 2019

Sportsman Nose Gear Bushing Inspection

Maintenance March 8, 2019

Tow-Bar Rack

Mods March 6, 2019

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

Events February 1, 2019

Float Rigging Design & Maintenance, Part 2

Maintenance January 24, 2019

RESOURCES

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

Glasair January 15, 2017

Glasair Merlin on its first test flight in Arlington, Washington.

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

New Builder?

Resources July 7, 2000

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair August 4, 2008

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources May 17, 2013

Sportsman 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.