Tag: glastar
GlaStar Brakes, Gear and Wheel Installation Tips
Gear parts: In doing the gear, I am finding a lot of parts missing: nut plates, several different bolts. Read through the manual to...
Picking Up/Unloading Your Kit
Use of boat trailer for crate pickup: Living approximately 70 miles from the closest Consolidated Freight yard, the cost of a rental truck or...
GlaStar Rudder System Installation Tips
Installation of the rudder pedal assemblies: The S-H manual instructs you to position one set of pedals, lock it into position, and install the...
GlaStar Rudder Installation Tips
Marking the rudder spar rivet line: When I set the rivet line on the spar, I ran a taut string under the top and...
So, When Will You Be Ready to Fly?
When do you think you'll be ready to fly?" This is the question my husband Steve and I are always asked when a friend...
Nose Rib Alignment Aid
Submitted by Ted Beck, GlaStar
Locating and drilling the leading edge skin to nose rib flange holes in the GlaStar wing can be a little...
Installing the Navaid AP-1 Wing Leveler in the GlaStar
Submitted by Al Sibley, GlaStar
I have finally arrived at what I consider an acceptable design for the installation of the Navaid AP-1 wing leveler servo...
Secondary Bonding Characteristics of DBM
From the "No Harm in Double Checking" File comes a report on the peel strength of the DBM cloth used in the GlaStar fuselage...
Towing the Line – Glider Operations with the GlaStar
I have been asked by representatives of many soaring clubs if the GlaStar could be a good towplane for gliders. After examining the towplane's...
GlaStar Wing Spar Tips
There is quite a bit of manufacturing tolerance in the spar assemblies. My aft spar was a good .10" shorter than it should have...