Hinge Pin Safetying
This tip provided by Barry Bieber, Glasair II-S RG.
Here is the method 1 used to safety my aileron and flap hinges. The method First, add 1-3/8"...
Fuel Drains Tip
This builder tip was submitted by Barry Bieber, Glasair II-S RG
You know the rounded ends of the elevator and stabilizer shearwebs—the sections you cut off per...
Instrument Panel Washers
This tip was submitted by Barry Bieber Glasair II-S RG
If you're trying to build a showplane, don't bother trying to use allen head instrument...
Glasair Engine to Fuselage Alignment
This builder tip was submitted by David Walker, Glasair II-S RG.
Coming to the point where you want to align your engine to the firewall? The method...
Stopping Cabin Air Outflow
This tip was submitted by Tom Hoffman, Glasair III.
Cabin ventilation in all Glasair models has always been excellent and entirely adequate through two eyeball vents....
Cyanoacrylate Glues
Wherever the instructions call for temporarily bonding something in place using HotMelt glue or Body Putty (Bondo) I reach for my ZAP.
ZAP is a...
Glasair Elevator Trim Cable Crimping Tool
The 3/64" elevator trim cables in the Glasair are secured with two NicoPress sleeves (P/N 450-0002-015) per end. Stoddard-Hamilton supplies these sleeves because they’re...
Alternate Method for Determining External Dimensions of Slotted Flaps
This tip was submitted by Troy Scott, Glasair Super II RG.
Shortly after I began construction of the slotted flaps for my Super II, it became...
Technique for Cutting Stainless Engine Mount Backing Plates
This tip was submitted by Richard May, Glasair III.
I found a method that makes the job of cutting, shaping and drilling the engine mount backing...
Design and Construction of Embedded Antennas for Glasairs
This tip was submitted by Kurt Rutkowski, Glasair Super II RG.
Due to the composite construction of the Glasair, there is no need to use conventional,...