Are You a Test Pilot?
Who do you think of when you hear the term, ‘Test Pilot’? I’d bet many, if not most of you, think first of Chuck...
GlaStar on Zenair Floats
Written by Bill Bracken
This is my 2010 Glastar on Zenair amphibious floats which I completed over the last 18 months. The first flight took...
Bug Plug
How to make an inexpensive plug to keep bugs out of your airplane
Buy a 100-pack of bright orange “fuzzy sticks." Used to be commonly...
Fuel Transfer Pump Auto-Timer Group Purchase
It’s been a while since we made a group purchase and the gang had started suffering from withdrawal symptoms, but luckily Rocky Morrison stepped...
Advisory Circular: How to Stay Safe in Unfamiliar Aircraft
New AC advises pilots on how to stay safe in unfamiliar aircraft
Experimental airplane flights represent only a small component of total general aviation (GA)...
Wolfgang Drahanowski’s GlaStar Flies
After 11 1/2 years of building time, one more Glastar experimental aircraft (OE-VWD #5605) joined the flying fleet on Sunday, January 16 2011, at...
BRS System Available for GlaStar & Sportsman
Through the efforts of GAOA member Chris Bowles, an engineered package system using off the shelf BRS components in a soft pack is available...
Taming the Tail Wheel Shimmy
Written by Will Fox, Technical Counselor, EAA Chapter 691, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Ever had a tail wheel shimmy on you? If you haven’t, consider...
Cargo Net for Sportsman
This tip was submitted by Heidi Tillinghast.
Materials
1.5" nylon webbing
#18 needle
#69 Nylon bonded thread
1.5" Webbing clips
All of this is available in...
Martin Baumer’s Glastar Rear Seats
Having room for a rear seat that could fit two children or one smaller adult was one reason we chose the Glastar. My wife...