Tag: controls
GlaStar Service Bulletin 020
SUBJECT: Flap Handle Weldment (P/N 601-02010-01 (bare) or 601-02010P01 (powder-coated))
GlaStar Service Bulletin 007
SUBJECT: Elevator/Aileron Control Yoke and Control Stick Pivot Brackets
Sportsman Control Stick Installation
Q&A
Q (Dennis Vanatta): Installing the sticks is one of those things which it seems needs to be right the first time, since there’s no...
GlaStar Aileron Servo Tab
This is an old topic, however I would like to point out what I have experienced. After my first flight in N12YR (July 2012),...
Glasair Control Stick Clearance Tips
Q: I am having trouble installing the control stick into the control yoke.
A: Sand the black powder coating off the control stick where it...
Proportional Servo Elevator Trim Control For the Glastar
I have been interested in making some changes to the MAC8A Elevator Trim Servo since I first got Glastar kit #5540. I thought the...
John Burnaby’s Glasair Engine Control Quadrant
Written by John Burnaby
Make a template for the top of the wing in the console area.
Place template on wing in console location and scribe...
Glasair I Flap Ratchet Plate
Submitted by Stan Gorman
Flap actuation is much easier with this "saw tooth" ratchet plate, especially 35° and 50° position.
Note: Glasair II & III ratchet...
Beating The Draft
Written by Fred Van Rader, Glasair II-S RG
Have you cured that big draft that enters your Glasair cockpit from the cutouts in the 'B' ribs?...
Glasair Elevator Trim Cable Crimping Tool
The 3/64" elevator trim cables in the Glasair are secured with two NicoPress sleeves (P/N 450-0002-015) per end. Stoddard-Hamilton supplies these sleeves because they’re...