Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Mods

Tractor to Flush Gas Caps

Mods

Vortex Generators on a Sportsman

Mods

Acme Aero Stinger Tailwheel Suspension in a GlaStar

Events

GAOA Gathering at Lakeland Florida

GlaStar & Sportsman

What to Expect When You’re Expecting… an Engine

GAOA Merchandise: Order yours today!

GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

How to & Builder Tips

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...

Maintenance

EarthX Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries

I recently became aware of a great battery alternative for Glasair owners. Here is the statement from their website. About EarthX “EarthX, Inc. is a US...

Sportsman cargo net

Cargo Net for Sportsman

Mods

Marc’s Sportsman: Wrapping Up the Annual

Maintenance

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources

Spark plug tray, adjusting tool, gap gage, spark plug socket and extension, magneto timer, torque wrench, combination wrenches, ratchet, socket and extension

Tools to Maintain Your Sportsman or GlaStar

Maintenance

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Partially Collapsed Retractable Gear

I had an unfortunate incident in preparation for the first flight. While conducting a high speed taxi test, my nose wheel started to shimmy...

Flying

Glasair II RG, N131CB: Incident occurred December 30, 2016 in Arlington,...

Aircraft experienced electrical failure and made forced landing off airport in Arlington, Washington A single-engine plane landed without its gear fully extended near Arlington Municipal...

Turbine Glasair-I

Turbine Glasair G-I

Mods

Creature Comfort

How to & Builder Tips

Mating the Wing to the Fuselage

How-to and Builder Tips

Glasair Gear Door Gaps

How-to and Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

Flying

Wolfgang Drahanowski’s GlaStar Flies

After 11 1/2 years of building time, one more Glastar experimental aircraft (OE-VWD #5605) joined the flying fleet on Sunday, January 16 2011, at...

Building a GlaStar—Presentation by Dave Prizio

Events

FAA Advisory Circular 90-109A

Advisory Circular: How to Stay Safe in Unfamiliar Aircraft

Flying

Oshkosh AirVenture 2009

Events

Engine disassembly

Engine Overhaul

Maintenance

Survival Gear

Ownership

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Leading Edge Lights

How to & Builder Tips

Sportsman Kits Available Again

News

Making Cowl Bumps

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Nose Fork Modification for 5.00 x 5 Wheel and Tire

Mods

Door held open with magnets

Magnetic Door Holder

Mods

RESOURCES

Glasair II-S, Photo © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

GlaStar assembly

GlaStar Assembly Sequence

Resources

Glasair I, II, III Options & Accessories Catalog (Archive)

Glasair

Paint Codes for Matching GlaStar Gelcoat

How to & Builder Tips

Strength of Riveted Joints

Resources

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

ABOUT US

The Glasair Aircraft Owners Association is the one must-join association for Glasair, GlaStar, Sportsman 2+2, Merlin, and OMF Symphony builders, owners, pilots, and enthusiasts. If you’re currently building, flying—or dreaming of building and flying one—this is the place for you! We are not affiliated with Glasair Aviation, LLC., but we maintain a great working relationship. Our members can be found worldwide.

Disclaimer: This website contains information submitted by our members about building their airplanes. Some methods they employ may differ from the factory instructions. Builders are advised that they are responsible for their own construction methods and should check with the factory if any of the information included on this website differs from the factory manuals. The Glasair Aircraft Owners Association has not checked the accuracy or safety of any information included on these web pages and any users of this information do so completely at their own risk.

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