Getting Hangar ready for "Newborn".

[Yooper Rocketman]

Since my project will be moving out to the hangar soon for final assembly, I decided the hangar needed a good cleaning and some upgrades.  Removed the PA-16 project and brought it to the house for storage (no way I can start that project until all the honey do's, put on hold the last couple years, are done).  Steve's "E" model was moved to the Airlifeline Hangar.  We found ways to store a whole lot more stuff on the walls too.  We scrubbed the floor good and now have most the crack sealing done.  The epoxy floor material will arrive on Tuesday.

Tom

[TWinter]

Looks great! Nice Epoxy flooring will be even better. Good luck

 

-Tom

[Dave Piehler]

Tom,

I'll wash your plane if you'll clean my hangar. 

Dave Piehler

N4583H

[Guest]

With a lift you can fit extra babies in the hangar.

Clarence 

[Yooper Rocketman]

The floor is done, dried for 72 hours, and I was able to park the Rocket back on it.  Lots of room in the back for the project too, now that my Piper Clipper and Steve's M20E are moved out).

I used a Sherwin Williams two part epoxy paint that comes in a kit with enough to cover 250 square feet, and then a clear coat goes over it that covers 400 square feet per gallon.  It was on sale for 40% off, so did the hangar for less than $1k.  It's  nicer than the the product from them I used in my dealership, but no where near what the fancy stuff is that runs a ton more money.  I just couldn't justify dropping $6k on the floor for the DIY thick stuff, or $12k-$15k to have it ground professionally and covered.  We DID seal all the floor cracks, most were at seams in pours or where I had installed Zip Strip for controlled cracking 22 years ago when we poured.  

Overall, very happy with it.

Tom

[Hank]

Sweeeeett!!

[DaV8or]

Really nice hangar. Are you in an airpark? I'm out of the loop a little, so what is your project that you're putting together? A kit plane I assume?

[Yooper Rocketman]

8 hours ago, DaV8or said:

Really nice hangar. Are you in an airpark? I'm out of the loop a little, so what is your project that you're putting together? A kit plane I assume?

Dave,

Not in an airpark.  Based at KIMT, which is Iron Mountain, MI in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan.  That's where "Yooper" comes from.  It's a local slang for U.P. 'er.

I am about 2 weeks from moving a Lancair prop-jet project from house to the airport for final assembly.  I have some pictures of it on my profile page.  It's been a 17 year project, not that I am proud of the time it's taken to build it.

Tom

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Yooper Rocketman said:

Dave,

Not in an airpark.  Based at KIMT, which is Iron Mountain, MI in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan.  That's where "Yooper" comes from.  It's a local slang for U.P. 'er.

I am about 2 weeks from moving a Lancair prop-jet project from house to the airport for final assembly.  I have some pictures of it on my profile page.  It's been a 17 year project, not that I am proud of the time it's taken to build it.

Tom

People can relate to decades for a mortgage, decades for booze, decades for a plane is not bad.

Clarence

[DaV8or]

1 hour ago, Yooper Rocketman said:

Dave,

Not in an airpark.  Based at KIMT, which is Iron Mountain, MI in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan.  That's where "Yooper" comes from.  It's a local slang for U.P. 'er.

I am about 2 weeks from moving a Lancair prop-jet project from house to the airport for final assembly.  I have some pictures of it on my profile page.  It's been a 17 year project, not that I am proud of the time it's taken to build it.

Tom

Nice! I'm assuming you own the hangar and lease the ground? Anyhow, be careful with those Lancairs and I know you will, but their reputation and record scares the crap out of me personally. I know it would kill me. I'm not that sharp all the time.

[Browncbr1]

17 years.  That's commitment!  

[Yooper Rocketman]

23 hours ago, Browncbr1 said:

17 years.  That's commitment!  

Well, not really.  I traveled out to Lancair in 1999 when I bought the kit for a two week builders assist, which gave me the basic skill set to actually start on the project.  During the long, almost non-stop trip back I got a blood clot in my shoulder (thoracic outlet syndrome), spent 10 days in a Green Bay hospital, 5 of those in ICU.  I got a lot of time to reflect on my life and decided the airplane project was NOT more important than raising my kids so I spent a good part of those 17 years building up my business and most of my off time with my kids (soccer coaching, camping, boating, fishing, vacations, etc).  Now that they are all out of college and relocated away from home I have put a ton of hours into it trying to finish it.

Tom

[Hank]

Sounds like you have your priorities straight, Tom. Many people could gain real benefit in their lives from your obviously long,deep thinking in the hospital.

Congratulations in reaching the point where you can now finish it up and bring her to life. Just be careful when you start flying her . . . She's a beast!