GlaStar and Sportsman Window Installation Tips
Installing the Windows: A friend suggested a new way of locating the plexiglass panes in the windows and doors of the Glastar. Window with...
Baffles Reduce Cylinder Temperatures
This is a technical tip for the cylinder baffling modifications we’ve come up with for the IO-360 and IO-375 engines. The windows in front...
Sportsman Transfer Pump Filters
I installed fuel filters between my tip tanks and Facet transfer pumps after one pump failed due to FOD.
Facet specifies a 74 micron filter...
GlaStar Antenna Installation Tips
Transponder ground plane: Make your aluminum ground plane for your transponder as large as possible for effective use. I placed mine under the pilot's...
Cool Tools
A while back I was asked how I was getting so much done on my plane in a short period of time. Naturally I...
New Builder?
So you just bought an airplane kit. Congratulations!
That big crate is on it's way. Yikes! Now what?
You'll be glad to know you're not alone. There...
Air Induction Injection Filter
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...
Nutplate Installation
Dimpling nut plates: It can be difficult to dimple the nut plates. One of our A&Ps came up with a trick for not dimpling the...
The Zen of Riveting
Most amateur builders think that riveting is just "plain riveting." You put the rivet in the hole, press the rivet against the metal with...
Effective Low-cost Solutions
Omar and I were sharing how nice it is to find low cost solutions that are effective and I mentioned a few things I...