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...
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...
GlaStar Tail Wheel Fitting Tip
For those of you using the tail wheel option, having just attempted to fit this, be aware that the instructions in the manual, Steps 90...
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...
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...
Marking Parts
The purpose of marking parts is to be able to find it and place it in an assembly where it's supposed to go. Using...
GlaStar Brakes, Gear and Wheel Installation Tips
Gear parts: In doing the gear, I am finding a lot of parts missing: nut plates, several different bolts. Read through the manual to...
Picking Up/Unloading Your Kit
Use of boat trailer for crate pickup: Living approximately 70 miles from the closest Consolidated Freight yard, the cost of a rental truck or...
GlaStar Rudder System Installation Tips
Installation of the rudder pedal assemblies: The S-H manual instructs you to position one set of pedals, lock it into position, and install the...
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...