Tag: sportsman
GlaStar Antenna Installation Tips
Transponder ground plane: Make your aluminum ground plane for your transponder as large as possible for effective use. I placed mine under the pilot's...
Corrosion Protection with DEFT
Corrosion protection and the use of primers are topics with as many opinions as there are builders. Here are some tips submitted by our members.
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GlaStar and Sportsman Rudder Construction Tips
Tip fairing: You may need to cut the rear of the rudder tip fairing off if it is too long and glass on a...
Elevator Building Tips for the GlaStar and Sportsman
Keeping twist out of the aft elevator partial spar: There is a discontinuity between the aft edges of the elevator respective to each end...
Drilling Tips
With so many holes that need to be drilled in a typical GlaStar or Sportsman, it pays to learn some tricks to do it...
Pneumatic Squeezer Tips
Mike Lauritsen from Cleaveland Tool responded to a query re: how to operate pneumatic squeezers. It might be of interest to a builder or two. Pay...
Stainless-Steel Exhaust Systems
The installation and inspection of your aircraft’s exhaust system are fairly straightforward subjects, but we get enough queries from both Glasair and GlaStar builders...
Tips for Installing and Drilling the GlaStar Wing Struts
Trim the fuselage cutouts for spars a little more than you think you need to. Pin and bolt the spars to the cage; slide...
GlaStar and Sportsman Wing Jig Tips
Building the wing jig: I made my jig so that both wings could be built back to back. I made mirror images of the...
Horizontal Stabilizer Building Tips for the GlaStar and Sportsman
Building a horizontal stabilizer jig: We got the full kit Jan 2nd (1996). Got it home without incident. There was a key part on...