Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Steve Brault's Sportsman landing at Arlington Municipal. Photo by Terry Green/Hawg Wild Photography.

Mods

Cylinder Head and Oil Temperature Management on a Glasair Sportsman

Steve Brault - July 9, 2018

The other useful piece of equipment essential for the Australian Outback – the fly hat!

Lifestyle

Advanced Aero Announces Production of G2 and G3, Web Store, and Support Options

Glasair

G2 and G3 Main Landing Gear from Advanced Aero

Sportsman SB 74 Tailwheel Assembly Compressing Foam Core

GlaStar & Sportsman

Sportsman Service Bulletin #74 – Fuselage Tail Cone Damage

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Omar Filipovic - August 4, 2008

This page was originally published on the Sensenich website. An archived version can also be found here. Aircraft Engine Standard Climb Cruise Weight (lb) Note* Glasair I TD,FT,RG Lycoming O-320 70CM()S16-0-79 70CM()S16-0-77 70CM()S16-0-81 38.75 8 / 13 Glasair II...

How to & Builder Tips

Metalworking Tips

GAOA Members - June 20, 1998

Deburring rivet holes: A 3" Scotchbrite wheel in a variable speed drill motor does a very fast job of deburring long lines of rivet...

Aircraft Spruce rudder pedals in GlaStar

Cast Rudder Pedals

Mods May 22, 2006

GlaStar Fuselage Assembly Tips

How to & Builder Tips February 20, 1997

GlaStar enlarged cargo door modification

Large Baggage Door for the GlaStar

Mods January 27, 2013

Pitot System Tips

How to & Builder Tips November 19, 1998

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Getting the Wheels All the Way Up Every Time

GAOA Members - October 14, 1998

Tip submitted by Tom Hoffman, Glasair III. It seems that anywhere there are discussions by Glasair III builders/flyers, there continues to be talk of incomplete main...

Maintenance

Engine Oil Analysis

Andy Plunkett - June 17, 2014

When I purchased my GlaStar in February 2013 I had arranged over the phone for a pre-purchase inspection, then upon satisfactory findings, I flew...

Engine Overhaul

Maintenance November 15, 2017

Spinning the Glasair

Flying October 23, 1985

Rib Shaping Made Easy

How-to and Builder Tips October 29, 1999

A Farewell to (Rusty) Arms

How-to and Builder Tips December 1, 1998

PEOPLE & PLACES

Events

12th Annual Northern California Glasair Aircraft Owners Association Fly-in October...

Omar Filipovic - September 23, 2014

Join us for the 12th Annual Northern California GlaStar/Sportsman Fly-in on Oct. 3-5 in Columbia, California! This fine fall fly-in takes place at one...

Special Introductory Pricing on Superior-Powered Sportsman: $154,995

News December 5, 2012

Werner Schneider flying his GlaStar in Switzerland

Climbs in a GlaStar

Flying July 27, 1999

We Got High in Colorado

Lifestyle October 5, 2015

Superior XP-400 piston. Top two are compression rings and the bottom is the oil control ring.

Engine Break-in

How to & Builder Tips March 9, 2018

BRS System Available for Glastar & Sportsman

Mods January 11, 2011

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RESOURCES

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 28, 2015

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

Glasair January 15, 2017

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips July 7, 2002

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources May 17, 2013

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources August 1, 2007

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance July 16, 2009

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Stopping Cabin Air Outflow

How-to and Builder Tips July 5, 1999

Spin Testing the Glasair RG

Flying August 11, 1986

High Temp Vinylester Resin

News June 9, 1992

Glasair Aft Chord Line Board

How-to and Builder Tips September 10, 1998

A GlaStar fuselage undergoing load testing at Glasair

GlaStar Cargo Door Update

Mods August 9, 2013

First Flight of Bill Kerschbaum’s Glasair I-RG

Flying June 13, 2016

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.