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[bill98]

Been told GPM Grand Prairie received significant damage overnight from storms. 

 

Hangar doors ripped off, an entire flight school lost its fleet, and planes tossed around like flying tortillas. 

 

https://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/stories/Damage-at-Grand-Prairie-Airport-Nearby-Neighborhood-507091421.html

 

I’m about to fly home from Greece - after seeing photos of my hangar I have fingers crossed and confident that there is no damage to my bird. Mine looks relatively unscathed and the door is still there/attached. 

 

Picture below is from a row a couple past mine. 

[kortopates]

  On 3/14/2019 at 1:48 AM, bill98 said:

Been told GPM Grand Prairie received significant damage overnight from storms. 
 
Hangar doors ripped off, an entire flight school lost its fleet, and planes tossed around like flying tortillas. 
 
https://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/stories/Damage-at-Grand-Prairie-Airport-Nearby-Neighborhood-507091421.html
 
I’m about to fly home from Greece - after seeing photos of my hangar I have fingers crossed and confident that there is no damage to my bird. Mine looks relatively unscathed and the door is still there/attached. 
 
Picture below is from a row a couple past mine. 

Fingers crossed your plane is unscathed. Terrible wind damage in the article



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[bill98]

Prelim shows all is fine inside the hangar. Although an industrial trash bag was blown inside (gross)

 

Doors stayed held on by my hinge on lock. Just took the other 2 photos. 6-7 planes hangared were damaged by due to the doors coming off whether by door impact or things flying around like it was Kansas inside. 

[carusoam]

Great photo-reporting Bill!

Amazing how much stress is created with a lot of wind...

Reminds me of the run-up in the hangar video... never know what is going to break and fall first...

Best regards,

-a-

[steingar]

I guess they didn't call it a bomb cyclone for nothing.

[bill98]

  On 3/15/2019 at 6:57 PM, steingar said:

I guess they didn't call it a bomb cyclone for nothing.

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I almost think a tornado might have touched down.

 

This makes me want to buy nylon tie downs.

[Marauder]

  On 3/15/2019 at 5:46 PM, bill98 said:

Prelim shows all is fine inside the hangar. Although an industrial trash bag was blown inside (gross)

 

Doors stayed held on by my hinge on lock. Just took the other 2 photos. 6-7 planes hangared were damaged by due to the doors coming off whether by door impact or things flying around like it was Kansas inside. 

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That is a shame. I know one thing that many bi-fold hangar door tenants don't do is latch the center post. That is a critical component in securing those doors for high winds. Those sliders like I had on my old hangar often would start swaying in the breeze if the lower track was weak. And I have seen some where there is no lower track, just the upper one.

[bill98]

  On 3/15/2019 at 8:53 PM, Marauder said:

That is a shame. I know one thing that many bi-fold hangar door tenants don't do is latch the center post. That is a critical component in securing those doors for high winds. Those sliders like I had on my old hangar often would start swaying in the breeze if the lower track was weak. And I have seen some where there is no lower track, just the upper one.

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My center latch post lifted up and off