Inadvertent Flap Retraction
On our last fuel stop coming home from our Idaho adventures I was landing on a long runway with breezy conditions at KTKX. Due...
Matt Freeman’ s GlaStar Accident in Alaska
I spoke with Matt Freeman this morning--he and his daughter are fine. Matt has a GlaStar taildragger with large, 26" tundra tires and likes...
GlaStar N533WW Down in Utah
Bill Wilson left Cheyenne accompanied by an RV-4 headed for a fuel stop at Wendover, UT. The agreement was to fly at 10,500 and...
Are You a Test Pilot?
Who do you think of when you hear the term, ‘Test Pilot’? I’d bet many, if not most of you, think first of Chuck...
LODA
Glasair Aviation announced recently that the company received a LODA (Letter of Deviation Authority) to conduct flight training in their experimental aircraft.
A LODA authorizes...
Advisory Circular: How to Stay Safe in Unfamiliar Aircraft
New AC advises pilots on how to stay safe in unfamiliar aircraft
Experimental airplane flights represent only a small component of total general aviation (GA)...
Crosswinds in a GlaStar
On a very windy, gusty Saturday Bill Janes and I flew to a nearby airport to attend an EAA Chapter meeting. Because I learned...
Towing the Line – Glider Operations with the GlaStar
I have been asked by representatives of many soaring clubs if the GlaStar could be a good towplane for gliders. After examining the towplane's...
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...
Normal Takeoffs in a GlaStar
Want a wonderful way to start the day?
It's amazing thinking about what it took to get you here, ready to fly your GlaStar. Congratulations! You...