GlaStar Wing Spar Tips
There is quite a bit of manufacturing tolerance in the spar assemblies. My aft spar was a good .10" shorter than it should have...
Tips for Installing and Drilling the GlaStar Wing Struts
Trim the fuselage cutouts for spars a little more than you think you need to. Pin and bolt the spars to the cage; slide...
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...
GlaStar Wing Folding
For a taildragger, folding the wing is an accident waiting to happen. Mess up and you will damage the airplane like I did. I...
Wrap School
I have found that wrapping the airplane can be quite frustrating but I’m learning a lot.
I've been testing 3M 1080 wrap and the Avery...
Aluminum Skin Protective Plastic
While building and storing the various pieces of your GlaStar it is advisable to leave the white protective coating on the skin sections as...
GlaStar Electric Elevator Trim
The major benefit electric trim gives in my opinion (if you put the switch on the stick) is that it keeps the main flight...
Vernier-Assist Throttle Control
I struggled with the ACS throttle control cable on N11YM for the first 82 hours. I had two issues:
The throttle control was too...
Fillers
Every Glasair and GlaStar kit contains plastic bags of the white powders (guaranteed to raise the suspicions of any DEA agent!) that we know...
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...