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...
Flush Riveting Tips
The GlaStar is not typically built with flush rivets, but some builders are using them anyway. This does not improve aerodynamics, but helps if...
Stainless-Steel Exhaust Systems
The installation and inspection of your aircraft’s exhaust system are fairly straightforward subjects, but we get enough queries from both Glasair and GlaStar builders...
Weight Conscious GlaStar Assembly
In the beginning stages of developing the GlaStar we set goals for performance, weight, build time (don’t laugh—the industry’s come a long way from...
GlaStar Fuel System Tips
Fitting fuel tanks: When fitting the fuel tanks into the wings, the spar spacing at the upper wing surface tends to spread apart when...
Propeller and Spinner Installation Tips
Propeller cutout and resin: The template for the cutout in the spinner for the prop blades is incorrect due to the addition by SH...
Properly Promoting Resin
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...
GlaStar Strake Installation Tip
I tooled these myself off of Jim Londo's GlaStar but the incidence was later changed. It is a real struggle to get these to fit...
Measuring Catalyst
Submitted by Art Chard - Glasair FT
When using an eye dropper to measure catalyst, hold the eye dropper vertically. If it is held horizontally...
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...