Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Pitch your tent anywhere at Tok, Alaska.

Lifestyle

North to Alaska

Scott Diffenbaugh - May 9, 2019

Chris Wills with the GlaStar (left) and Sportsman he built.

GlaStar & Sportsman

GlaStar versus Sportsman: How do they really stack up?

Mods

Sportsman Nose Gear Bushing Inspection

Wolfgang Drahanowski’s GlaStar Flies

Omar Filipovic - January 19, 2011

After 11 1/2 years of building time, one more Glastar experimental aircraft (OE-VWD #5605) joined the flying fleet on Sunday, January 16 2011, at...

Mods

RV Air Intake Adaption for GlaStar

Omar Filipovic - May 22, 2004

This pictorial report was sent in by John Steichen. He used the cowl air scoop from Van's and adapted it to the GlaStar cowling.

Vapor Lock Causes Trouble Over Water

Flying August 8, 2000

Building a Workbench & Wing Jig

How to & Builder Tips September 16, 1998

N24TX Engine Air Inlet and Cooling Design

Omar Filipovic - November 25, 1999

Submitted by By Tom. M. Taylor, Aeropride Technology N24TX is an early Glasair IIS-RG with a 200 hp Lycoming I0-360-C1C. I had heard that the...

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Header Tank Flop Tube Installation Tips

Stoddard-Hamilton - November 1, 1993

The following illustrations show how to install a flop tube into the header tank. Note that it is mounted on the side to facilitate...

John Burnaby’s Glasair Engine Control Quadrant

How-to and Builder Tips December 13, 1999

Accident Briefs, November 1994

Flying November 30, 1994

Spinning the Glasair

Flying October 23, 1985

So, When Will You Be Ready to Fly?

Kathy Sutton - January 9, 1998

When do you think you'll be ready to fly?" This is the question my husband Steve and I are always asked when a friend...

Towing the Line – Glider Operations with the GlaStar

Flying November 22, 1997

2013 Rough River Annual Fly-In

Events August 8, 2013

Ferrying Sportsman N124MK Back to the U.S.

GlaStar & Sportsman September 9, 2017

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

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

Events February 1, 2019

Float Rigging Design & Maintenance, Part 2

Maintenance January 24, 2019

New glass installed. Note the 12" spun aluminum wheels and bead locks.

Float Rigging Design & Maintenance, Part 1

Maintenance December 10, 2018

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance July 16, 2009

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 28, 2015

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips July 7, 2002

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

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.