GlaStar kit

Buying and Selling a Pre-Owned Airplane

Flying season is here, Yea! For many it’s been a very long winter with little flying. No doubt there are more thoughts of flying...
Superior XP-360 roller lifters

Superior Engine Build School

Superior Air Parts invited me to the two-and-a-half day XP-Engine Build School at their Coppell, Texas facility, but since I hadn’t purchased an engine,...
Pilot logbook cover

LODA

Glasair Aviation announced recently that the company received a LODA (Letter of Deviation Authority) to conduct flight training in their experimental aircraft. A LODA authorizes...
GlaStar enlarged cargo door modification

Large Baggage Door for the GlaStar

If you ever thought about installing a larger cargo door for your GlaStar, now is your chance to do it. When the Glasair factory was...
sportsman on beach with gear

Special Introductory Pricing on Superior-Powered Sportsman: $154,995

The Sportsman can be equipped with a choice of: Superior's High Performance 180 HP or 215 HP Engine Hartzell, MT or Sensenich Propeller State-of-the-Art VFR or IFR...
Chuck Yeager in front of the Bell X-1. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

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...

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...
Zenair float CAD

Zenair Announces 2500# Floats for GlaStar and Sportsman Aircraft

Because customers have been asking for them, Zenair has been developing a 2500 pound float kit for the GlaStar and Sportsman aircraft. The work...
Sportsman TC

New Sportsman TC Announced at Oshkosh 2010

Glasair Aviation introduced the newest member of their composite piston aircraft family: the Sportsman TC, which merges the proven Sportsman high utility aircraft with...

Garbage In, Garbage Out

A funny thing happens when you depend so much on computers. Faced with the prospect of testing the new Dynon autopilot but not having...