Tag: glasair
Method For Locating Slotted Flap Hinges
Submitted by Randy Bretton
This method was used to locate the slotted flap hinges and build the flaps on my Super II FT. One advantage of...
Rib Shaping Made Easy
Submitted by Don Kinney
Fitting the wing ribs aft of the main spar can be pretty time-intensive and frustrating, so here's a system I came...
Horizontal Stabilizer Hinge Bracket Alignment
Submitted by John Schroeder
This is a supplement to the Builder’s Hint published by Neal Garvin describing a new way to align the hinge brackets on...
Glasair Gear Door Gaps
Submitted by Neal Garvin
If your wing is still in the wing jig (and upside down) then the best way is to build the doors...
Electric Trim Option for the Glasair Elevator
Submitted by Jim Dutton
During an e-mail discussion about elevator trim systems, with Dick Dobson and Brooks Robinson, Dick mentioned he had installed an electric...
Fitting the Glasair Cowling Before the Prop is Installed
Constant-speed propellers and even fixed-pitch units are a significant investment, and often there is a significant lead time between ordering and delivery of the...
Locating and Center-Punching Holes
You may have the best tools, but it's knowing how to use them that makes you a craftsman - in this case our members...
Starting the Engine Safely
This tip was submitted by Tom Hoffman, Glasair III.
With 650 hours on the aircraft, N54ODE recently experienced failure of the starter solenoid, which is not...
Nose Gear Wheel Fairing
Submitted by Don Jessup, Wellsboro PA, Glasair Super II FT
When you are fitting the nose wheel fairing the manual suggests a 7/8" space above the wheel fairing...
Stopping Cabin Air Outflow
This tip was submitted by Tom Hoffman, Glasair III.
Cabin ventilation in all Glasair models has always been excellent and entirely adequate through two eyeball vents....