How-to and Builder Tips

No need to reinvent the wheel every time. Tips and hints for builders and owners constructing and maintaining aircraft.

Fuel Vent Float Valves

We felt that the following schematic of the FVFVs would help to better understand their function. Though Glasairs have been operating successfully for 15...

Glasair Visual Fuel Gauge

The pictures show a visual fuel gauge that is located approximately at wing station 37 L. It is visible through the landing gear opening...

Glasair RG Hydraulics

Several RG hydraulic landing gear pumps have not been producing proper system pressures due to any number of reasons, many of which have been...

Maintaining Glasair Fuselage Width

Kern Hendricks recently brought his kit to our Service Center for some help in completing it, and pointed out that during the construction of...

Engine Control Cable Binding

Recently one of our customers experienced his throttle control binding up while taxiing. The aircraft was brought back to the hangar and uncowled to...

Landing Gear Extension Spring Installation Tool

Many builders have had difficulty installing their gear extension springs. The following is a technique sent in by David Gengenbach that could make your...

Glasair Torque Values

We receive a number of calls asking for the torque on bolts such as the engine mount to firewall or other fasteners that go...
fuel tank support fabrication

A Better Way to Fabricate Glasair Header Tank and Rudder Supports

I have, I think, found a better way to fabricate the header tank and rudder supports than the method outlined in the builder's manual—it involves...

Glasair Tips After Two Years of Flying

Submitted by Lyle Powell My Glasair III, "Scoot", just passed its second birthday since first flight and it continues to change and improve as problems...
glasair cowl modification

Modifying 180 HP Lower Cowl to Clear 200 HP Engine

Initial installation of the 200hp engine (slightly wider than 180 hp) in my Glasair-II resulted in contact between the heads of the two forward...