Shearweb Installation Tips
C/C inter-bulkhead shearweb: If you follow the manual when doing the C/D inter-bulkhead shearweb, you won't have any picnic when placing the DBM side...
GlaStar Air Induction Tips
Air induction placement: Place your air induction NACA scoop on the lower left side of the cowling. In tuft testing, this area had straight...
Corrosion Protection with DEFT
Corrosion protection and the use of primers are topics with as many opinions as there are builders. Here are some tips submitted by our members.
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GlaStar and Sportsman Rudder Construction Tips
Tip fairing: You may need to cut the rear of the rudder tip fairing off if it is too long and glass on a...
Elevator Building Tips for the GlaStar and Sportsman
Keeping twist out of the aft elevator partial spar: There is a discontinuity between the aft edges of the elevator respective to each end...
Fiberglassing Tips
Working with fiberglass and resin is as much art as it is science. As builders gain confidence and get used to working with fiberglass,...
GlaStar Bulkhead Installation Tips
Bulkhead layups: On my last trip to Germany, I purchased special brushes designed for painting behind radiators. They are about 18" long with the...
Drilling Tips
With so many holes that need to be drilled in a typical GlaStar or Sportsman, it pays to learn some tricks to do it...
Pneumatic Squeezer Tips
Mike Lauritsen from Cleaveland Tool responded to a query re: how to operate pneumatic squeezers. It might be of interest to a builder or two. Pay...
Stainless-Steel Exhaust Systems
The installation and inspection of your aircraft’s exhaust system are fairly straightforward subjects, but we get enough queries from both Glasair and GlaStar builders...