Ken Wickland’s Cockpit Modifications
Ken Wickland is a craftsman. All you have to do is to look at his tool chest to know that his workmanship will be...
Ventral Fin for Yaw Stability
Most components added to a plane forward of the center of lift usually have a negative effect on directional stability (other than canards perhaps)....
New Larger Instrument Panel for the GlaStar or Sportsman
Fibertech Composites has come out with a new a panel that will handle just about any combination of instruments. No need to settle for...
LED Lights From Baja Designs
These lights were on sale a few weeks ago so I took the plunge and bought a pair in SPOT pattern - these are intended...
Jeff Liot’s GlaStar Mods
Jeff Liot has done outstanding work on his GlaStar. Here's a bunch of mods that he's done. You can contact Jeff at liot@shaw.ca.
Extended Heavy-Duty Landing Gear
My wife Chris and I are based in Seattle and spend 4-6 weeks each summer exploring Alaska with our young daughter and a Sportsman...
Fuel Transfer Controller – Lower Cost Version
The fuel transfer controller in this article using an off-the-shelf Time Delay Relay (TDR) yields a simple, effective circuit for this critical function. But...
Flap Gap Seals Reduce Stall Speed
One of my goals is to obtain as low of a stall speed as reasonably possible. Enlarging the wing and flap area and reducing...
Removable Control Stick
Here is some information on how to make your stick look like the above photo. Place your stick into its socket on the control boss and slide it into the position you want it to be in, when you are flying. Measure from the forward edge of the control boss (that the stick slides into), […]
Elevator Counter-weight Rib Fix
The metal area around the heads of the three bolts that hold the balance weight to the long balance support rib, is cracking around...