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...
Accident Briefs, September 1994
As FAA and National Transportation Safety Board reports can take up to one year to be published, advanced publication of accidents in this column...
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...
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...
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...
Precise Flight Speed Brakes in a Glasair
This tip was submitted by Ted Beck
History
In 1990 while attending Oshkosh I made a deal with the people in the Precise Flight (PF) booth...
Determining Glasair II-S Slotted Flaps Cut Locations
This tip was submitted by John Burnaby, FT #2081
I wanted a more precise method of determining where to cut the flap panels, for installation of...
Glasair Overhead GPS Antenna Tray
Here are a couple of quick drawings for my overhead GPS antenna tray.
Produce side walls from 1/4 inch foam, coat one side with...