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

Sportsman Nose Gear Bushing Inspection

Ted Setzer - March 8, 2019

When performing an annual inspection on the Sportsman nose gear, be sure to take a close look at the condition of the shock bushings. The...

How to & Builder Tips

Flush Riveting Tips

GAOA Members - May 31, 2001

The GlaStar is not typically built with flush rivets, but some builders are using them anyway. This does not improve aerodynamics, but helps if...

Ferrying Sportsman N124MK Back to the U.S.

GlaStar & Sportsman September 9, 2017

Stainless-Steel Exhaust Systems

Cliff Faber - June 7, 1997

The installation and inspection of your aircraft’s exhaust system are fairly straightforward subjects, but we get enough queries from both Glasair and GlaStar builders...

Maintenance

When Good Hydraulic Pumps Go Bad

Morgan Hall - June 6, 2015

I have had more than my share of issues with the retracts on my Glasair II RG: Actuator Leaks Hydraulic pressure gauge cracked and...

Glasair Engine to Fuselage Alignment

How-to and Builder Tips September 10, 1998

Marking Electrical Wires and Connectors

How to & Builder Tips May 31, 2002

Glasair Wing Rotation Jig

How-to and Builder Tips October 14, 1998

Doing Business with the Glasair III

Glasair November 30, 1994

Tom Needham’s Sportsman Repair Project 2016

Ted Setzer - December 5, 2015

Editor’s note: This is a personal request from Ted Setzer to raise funding for a fuselage cage replacement, labor and travel costs for Tom...

EarthX Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries

Maintenance March 4, 2015

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

Matt Freeman’ s GlaStar Accident in Alaska

Flying August 30, 2001

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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

Merlin Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

Symphony SA 160 Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 28, 2015

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance July 16, 2009

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes December 29, 2015

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

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair August 4, 2008

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.