How-to and Builder Tips

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

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...

Fuel Vent Float Valve Installation in Glasair

Cliff Faber shares some hints and tricks for the installation of S-H’s popular fuel vent float valve installation in Glasair I and II aircraft....

Caulking Wing to Fuselage Joint

Submitted by Neal Garvin, Glasair SIIS-RG N15F Here is something to think about when you are getting hammered in severe turbulence. When you permanently (or for the...

Glasair III Emergency Gear Extension System

The Glasair III emergency gear extension system was developed to provide gear extension redundancy for complete peace of mind. It separates the emergency extension...

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...

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...

Cake Frosting Applicator for Applying Resin/Mill Fiber Mix Warning

I recently heard a great suggestion for applying the resin/mill fiber mixture to the rib and spar tops of wings, stabilizers, rudders, etc. The...
Lycoming IO-360 engine

200-hp Engines in a Glasair FT?

There have been a few inquires about the use of a 200 hp engine such as an IO-360-(A) or (C) series for use in...
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...