Lyle Powell’s 600 Hours in the Glasair III
Written by Lyle Powell, Glasair III.
My III has always been difficult to touch down gracefully, perhaps because of my long flaps. My flap-dump button...
Engine Plumbing
Many of you may not be familiar with proper engine plumbing techniques. The beauty of home-building is to do it your own way, reducing...
Glasair Door Handle Safety Loop
I fitted these today to my Glasair I found them in an auto supply shop—they are the loops for a utility truck cover. I...
Fiberglassing Tips
Working with fiberglass and resin is as much art as it is science. As builders gain confidence and get used to working with fiberglass,...
Glasair Exhaust Systems
Noise
Noise, as it pertains to our discussion here, is simply unwanted sound. Many people are bothered and angered by aircraft noise. Although in metropolitan...
Glasair Brake System Installation
File this info away for future reference when you start your brake system installation. When you start pondering the Nylaflow tubing/brass fitting brake system...
Fillers
Every Glasair and GlaStar kit contains plastic bags of the white powders (guaranteed to raise the suspicions of any DEA agent!) that we know...
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"...
Glasair FT Oil Drip Plate
Submitted by Mike Palmer, Phoenix, Arizona
We have a Glasair FT with 900+ hours now. We try to keep the engine compartment clean (that is, no...
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...