GlaStar COM antenna placement forward of bulkhead B

GlaStar Antenna Installation Tips

Transponder ground plane: Make your aluminum ground plane for your transponder as large as possible for effective use. I placed mine under the pilot's...

Trevor Berg’s Sportsman on Floats

Here are a few postcards from Trevor Berg and his Sportsman on floats. These are some of my favourite because they are all taken on...
GlaStar aileron construction

GlaStar and Sportsman Aileron Construction Tips

Fitting the aileron skin: In fitting the aileron skin, after clecoing the lower skin surface to the aft ribs, it is easier to turn...

Differences in the Sportsman vs. GlaStar

Two of our primary goals in the development of the Sportsman were to make it much easier to build and structurally stronger (so it...
Andair fuel valve in GlaStar

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...
Aileron fences on the OMF Symphony

OMF Symphony Aileron Fences and Vortex Generators

Just to show there are multiple ways to skin a cat, we are showing how some things are done on the OMF Symphony. -Editor We spent...
GlaStar seatpans with high-density foam

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...

Battery Backup

Two Weeks To Taxi Sportsman have been all built using one of two Odyssey motorcycle batteries. Most taildraggers were built using the PC 680...

GlaStar Elevator Stop Plate Installation Tips

DON'T do it like the manual says! The drawings show the stop plate mounted below the elevator bellcrank with the spacer pack modified to...
GlaStar wingtip fairing installation

Wingtip Installation Tip

There is a conflict in the wing tip construction as per the Manual (Rev C) Section VI Wing assembly, Fig 43 p.103 instructs you...