GlaStar Rudder Installation Tips
Marking the rudder spar rivet line: When I set the rivet line on the spar, I ran a taut string under the top and...
S-TEC 30 Installation for GlaStar
Parts not supplied by S-TEC:
Two pulleys MS 20219-4
Two bolts AN 4-23 (to replace the existing forward aileron pulleys bolts)
Location of sub-assemblies
Turn coordinator/roll...
GlaStar Firewall Template Tip
I started out by using the supplied template to cut out a cardboard firewall. It did not come close to fitting. I started all...
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...
GlaStar Baggage Door Installation Tip
The pull rivets end up so close to the door seal flange that the only pull rivet tool I have found to work resides...
Drilling Tips
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 Control Cable & Control Stick Installation Tips
Pulley spacers: Cut spacers (from 3/8" tubing) to put in between the pulley guards(and over the AN3-17 bolt) on the front pulley group. For...
Elevator Building Tips for the GlaStar and Sportsman
Keeping twist out of the aft elevator partial spar: There is a discontinuity between the aft edges of the elevator respective to each end...
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...
GlaStar Static Port Reverse-Engineered
A number of builders have been wanting to get the exact dimensions for the GlaStar static port that was once available from Stoddard-Hamilton. After...