Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

News

Glasair Aviation Takes “COVID Pause”

Marc Cook - July 6, 2020

Ownership

Why We Build: Life with the Sportsman Couldn’t be Better

Maintenance

Tweaking a GlaStar/Sportsman Wing and Tail

How to & Builder Tips

Build Your Own Auxiliary Fuel Tanks

News

Advanced Aero G2 and G3 “Heritage” Kits Now Available

GAOA Merchandise: Order yours today!

GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

Wiring through the nose ribs. Photo: Russ Beers.

How to & Builder Tips

Planning for Wiring Runs in the Wings

GAOA Members - August 4, 1998 0

Tips are great when you read them before you go down the wrong path. Here are a few that could save you some headache...

DEFT primer

How to & Builder Tips

Corrosion Protection with DEFT

GAOA Members - August 7, 1997 0

Corrosion protection and the use of primers are topics with as many opinions as there are builders. Here are some tips submitted by our members. Deft...

chart box under instrument panel

Chart and Storage Box Under the Instrument Panel

Mods May 22, 2007

How I Lost 18 lb in One Day… Using the Earthx...

Maintenance January 4, 2015

New Jump-Starts Slash GlaStar Build Time by 50%

GlaStar & Sportsman December 1, 1998

Chuck Yeager in front of the Bell X-1. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

Are You a Test Pilot?

Flying November 8, 2012

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Horizontal Stabilizer Hinge Bracket Alignment

GAOA Members - October 29, 1999 0

Submitted by John Schroeder This is a supplement to the Builder’s Hint published by Neal Garvin describing a new way to align the hinge brackets on...

Flying

Spinning the Glasair

Bob Gavinsky - October 23, 1985 0

Over the past year or so, I have been learning and practicing aerobatics in our airshow Glasair RG, N84AG. It is a lot of...

Firewall Grommet Alternative

How to & Builder Tips April 25, 2000

Glasair Fuselage Hoist

How-to and Builder Tips October 14, 1998

Doing Business with the Glasair III

Glasair November 30, 1994

Glasair Inverted Fuel Pickup Installation

How-to and Builder Tips June 9, 1999

PEOPLE & PLACES

Independence, Oregon airport

Events

Independence, Oregon Fly-in 2014 Preview

Richard Yerian - April 10, 2014 0

Independence, Oregon is in close proximity to Van’s factory, and we have a lot of RVs at the airpark and a lot of them...

How many people can escape a shower under one GlaStar wing? John Lake, Steve Tillinghast, Margaret & Charlie Burton, Heidi Tillinghast, Mike & Teri Ray, Arlo Reeves, Dave Ammenti and photographer Ann Walker can.

The 8th Annual Columbia Fly-In is a Success!

Events October 6, 2010

Marc’s Sportsman: Wrapping Up the Annual

Maintenance May 15, 2008

Pitch your tent anywhere at Tok, Alaska.

North to Alaska

Lifestyle May 9, 2019

sportsman on beach with gear

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

News December 5, 2012

Florida to Washington

Lifestyle February 5, 2015

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

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

GlaStar versus Sportsman: How do they really stack up?

GlaStar & Sportsman April 29, 2019

sportsman nosewheel lift

Sportsman Nosewheel Lift

Mods April 28, 2019

glastar fuel tank

Fuel Tank Testing

How to & Builder Tips April 28, 2019

Cracked Sportsman nosegear bushing

Sportsman Nose Gear Bushing Inspection

Maintenance March 8, 2019

GlaStar towbar storage Click Bond mount

Tow-Bar Rack

Mods March 6, 2019

RESOURCES

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources May 17, 2013

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

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources June 24, 2016

Symphony SA 160

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 28, 2015

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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance July 16, 2009

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources August 1, 2007

Sportsman carbon-fiber

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.

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