A New Water Rudder Design
Although I have greatly enjoyed my Sportsman’s amphibious floats (Clamar 2500’s) over the past 9 years, there have been a few issues that have...
Cast Rudder Pedals
This tip was sent by Chris Lowery.
I never did like the cheap riveted metal plates SHAI had us make as rudder pedals, and nor...
Rib and Skin Fitting
Skin/rib fitting: I'm sharing my experience with horizontal stabilizer skinning, for the benefit of anyone else who's having trouble pulling the skin far enough...
Fuel Transfer Pump Auto-Timer Group Purchase
It’s been a while since we made a group purchase and the gang had started suffering from withdrawal symptoms, but luckily Rocky Morrison stepped...
Ten Things You Can Do to Help Him Build the Airplane
Note to readers: This article is not intended to give anyone the impression that it’s always the guy who builds the plane while his...
Tips for Hat Sections in the GlaStar Wing
Hat section stiffener fitting: The hat section stiffeners have a joggle stamped into each end as they fit under the spar flange and then...
EZ-Open Baggage Door Latch for the GlaStar
Roy Kokenge came up with this ez-open baggage door latch for his GlaStar. It eliminates the need for two locks on the baggage door.
The catches,...
Removable Control Stick
Here is some information on how to make your stick look like the above photo. Place your stick into its socket on the control boss and slide it into the position you want it to be in, when you are flying. Measure from the forward edge of the control boss (that the stick slides into), […]
GlaStar and Sportsman Window Installation
Mask off the front and back of the window to approx. 1.5" of the edge. (Blue 3M 2" tape)
Trim perimeter of window to fit...
Wolfgang Drahanowski’s GlaStar Flies
After 11 1/2 years of building time, one more Glastar experimental aircraft (OE-VWD #5605) joined the flying fleet on Sunday, January 16 2011, at...