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How to & Builder Tips

Ever wonder how to make a certain part with fiberglass or sheet metal? Or fix an oil leak? These tips can guide you and reduce the amount of head-scratching.

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Drilling Tips

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With so many holes that need to be drilled in a typical GlaStar or Sportsman, it pays to learn some tricks to do it...

GlaStar Wing Spar Tips

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There is quite a bit of manufacturing tolerance in the spar assemblies. My aft spar was a good .10" shorter than it should have...

Build Your Own Auxiliary Fuel Tanks

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Soon after purchasing my GlaStar, N757C, from her original owner and builder I contacted Glasair Aviation and inquired about the price of factory-built auxiliary...
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GlaStar and Sportsman Window Installation Tips

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Installing the Windows: A friend suggested a new way of locating the plexiglass panes in the windows and doors of the Glastar. Window with...
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Sealing Flush Fuel Necks

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Here is an option for sealing the flush fuel necks to the fuel tanks. If you have a metal lathe or have access to...
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Properly Promoting Resin

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The resin that we currently use in both the Glasair and the GlaStar is Dow Derakane 411-45. This resin is shipped from Stoddard-Hamilton in...

Fillers

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Every Glasair and GlaStar kit contains plastic bags of the white powders (guaranteed to raise the suspicions of any DEA agent!) that we know...
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Air Induction Injection Filter

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Tom Lempicke submitted this tip about the GlaStar's air induction filter for a fuel-injected engine. One of the things we are up against in putting...

Level-Headed Observations

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This builder hint concerns the lowly instrument called the "level." No matter what kind of aircraft you are building, everything evolves from what is referred...
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Vent Check Valve

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Because my vent system still allowed fuel to vent in a nice stream when topped off and turning on the ground or parked on...