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Glasair Sportsman

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Pavement, dirt or water — this airplane does it all.

Advanced Avionics’ integrated panel makes IFR flight easy.
By removing a simple pin near the upper corner of each side of the windshield, the wings can be folded rearward for easy storage and transportation.
Pia flies the backcountry-capable tailwheel.
The view from inside the Sportsman.
The tricycle gear gives good speed.
It takes no more than a day to transform the Sportsman into an amphibious airplane. Several customers use all three landing gear configurations.
In a few hours, the Sportsman can be transformed from the tricycle configuration to a tailwheeled bush machine.
Many owners have two sets of gear legs, eliminating the steps involving the wheel assembly.
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