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News stories relevant to the Glasair brand of airplanes – Glasair, Sportsman, GlaStar, and Merlin. You’ll also see a few articles about the OMF Symphony – a certified version of the GlaStar.

Oshkosh AirVenture 2009

Written by Greg and Sue Prentiss  For starters, we didn’t beat out the RV aficionados. It was close though, 400+ RVs and 19 Glasairs. I’m not...
The mangled GlaStar wreckage.

Man Survives Second Plane Crash

By Karen Aho - Anchorage Daily News Reporter Republished with permission Down in Alaska - two slightly injured - saved by GlaStar cage I learned about flying from...
Glasair II-S, Photo © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons

History of Glasair Aviation

In 1980 the kit aircraft industry was revolutionized by the introduction of the Glasair - the world's first pre-molded composite kit plane. Glasair Aviation...
Glasair Merlin LSA in flight

FAA Certifies Merlin LSA

On March 29, 2016 Glasair Aviation of Arlington, Washington, received FAA certification of its much-anticipated Merlin Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). For nearly 40 years Glasair...

Glasair II RG, N131CB: Incident occurred December 30, 2016 in Arlington, WA

Aircraft experienced electrical failure and made forced landing off airport in Arlington, Washington A single-engine plane landed without its gear fully extended near Arlington Municipal...
Wrangell St. Elias National Park

Matt Freeman’ s GlaStar Accident in Alaska

I spoke with Matt Freeman this morning--he and his daughter are fine. Matt has a GlaStar taildragger with large, 26" tundra tires and likes...

Dynon Heated AOA/ Pitot Probe Technical Service Bulletin and Replacement Program

Dynon recently identified an issue with their Heated AOA/Pitot Probe. Over the past months, they have been engineering and testing a redesigned version of the...
Screenshot from the BRS deployment test video

Whole-Plane Parachute System Available For Sportsman Aircraft

Glasair Aviation, in partnership with BRS Aerospace, now offers whole-plane parachute recovery systems for the company's popular Sportsman line of aircraft. Parachute recovery systems are...

Advanced Aero Components Acquires Glasair II and III Assets

Glasair Aviation USA, LLC. and Advanced Aero Components "AAC" announced the sale of product line assets for the Glasair II and III models. According to Ian...

Glasair Owners Joining GlaStar and Sportsman Owners

The GlaStar & Sportsman Association and Glasair.org are merging into one organization with a single website! To reflect the aircraft our members are building and...