Trogdor Posted March 22 Report Posted March 22 Just curious how many people actually have hangars vs. ramp it?
M20F Posted March 22 Report Posted March 22 I have a hanger because it’s nice. Planes do fine outside and I could repaint mine every 5 years for what my hanger costs. 1
Justin Schmidt Posted March 22 Report Posted March 22 Tie down. A hanger would be nice makes doing things easier so you don't have to keep closing the plane up and having power. Hanger fairy is temperamental in weather
MikeOH Posted March 22 Report Posted March 22 I'd only tie down if I had no other choice. Never having owned before I was going back and forth with the idea and then my wife, not a pilot, told me, "Get a hangar; I don't want it rotting away outside!". For once, I listened to her 2
Skates97 Posted March 22 Report Posted March 22 4 minutes ago, MikeOH said: I'd only tie down if I had no other choice. Never having owned before I was going back and forth with the idea and then my wife, not a pilot, told me, "Get a hangar; I don't want it rotting away outside!". For once, I listened to her It's more than a hangar. It's the storage unit for Christmas Decorations and other things that I happen to also keep a plane in. 1 1
Utah20Gflyer Posted March 22 Report Posted March 22 I’m on the ramp with covers. Hanger would be nice but none available at my airport. 1
PT20J Posted March 22 Report Posted March 22 My first M20J sat outside at SJC for 7 years as there were no hangars anywhere to be had. I had to wait 4 years just to get the tiedown. I'm at a smaller airport now and my second M20J is in a hangar that came available just when I was airplane shopping and I got the hangar before the airplane.
hazek Posted March 22 Report Posted March 22 All you folks saying you have a hanger for your plane, are you sure? Is it possible you have a hangar instead? https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/hangar-vs-hanger 3
DCarlton Posted March 22 Report Posted March 22 Hangers are unobtanium at my airport and I have no desire to drive long distances to fly or maintain an airplane. My airplane is 5 mins from my house. So yes for over 20 years. Bruce and more recently Mac have taken care of me nicely.
theplanesalon Posted March 22 Report Posted March 22 I'm a hanger in my hanger but my Mooneys are tied in a tiedown. 1
Justin Schmidt Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 2 hours ago, hazek said: All you folks saying you have a hanger for your plane, are you sure? Is it possible you have a hangar instead? https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/hangar-vs-hanger When tied down, needs to dry haha. Phone autocorrect is fun
caractacuspdoom Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Tied down because finding a hangar in northern colorado is impossible. At least it's dry? And I have a new Bruce's cover which is pretty heavy duty.
AndreiC Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 For the first 18 years in Madison I kept my plane (actually, planes, three different Cherokees and a Comanche at different times) on a tie down at the airport 15 mins from home. Then three years ago I got the M20E and people recommended I should find a hangar for it, and the closest I could find was about 35 mins away from home. Overall I think the trade off was fine. I pay a bit more, but don’t worry when a storm goes through that it will hail on it — three times my previous planes were caught in hail. It is nice to have a place to work on it, and after a long flight I don’t need to bother with tying it down or putting the cover on. But many times the extra 20 min driving is a chore. That is the best compromise I was able to come up with, and it works fine by and large. 3
IvanP Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 (edited) 5 hours ago, hazek said: All you folks saying you have a hanger for your plane, are you sure? Is it possible you have a hangar instead? https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/hangar-vs-hanger You can have a hanger inside of a hangar to suspend the plane from the ceiling Edited March 23 by IvanP 1
Hank Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 19 minutes ago, IvanP said: You can have a hanger inside of a hangar to suspend the plane from the ceiling Am I the only one who has ever changed clothes in a hangar? Good clothes to working on the plane clothes--hang up the shirt, neatly fold the pants? 1
Caleb Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 I’m in an old hangar at a tiny airport. Mooney pops out like a cork. The doors suck. BUT, it’s 3 miles from home, the plane is covered and safe, all my plane supplies are stored right there in the hangar, and it’s cheap. It’s great.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Trogdor Posted March 23 Author Report Posted March 23 16 minutes ago, bluehighwayflyer said: Hangar it if you can. Cover it if you can’t. Mooneys have a lot of steel in them that will rust over time if wet. Especially the older ones that weren’t epoxy primed. I’ll get some heat for saying this here, but, personally, if I had to tie it down in most parts of the country I would buy something else. That is where I am at. I lost my ability to put something in a hangar (long story). Anyway, my only option now is a tie-down, which up until recently I was OK with. But now I'm hesitant - I live in the Northeast, which had an incredibly harsh winter this year, and currently flying for a club. So, I am aware of how say a 172 or even 182 wears over the years on the ramp. But I am not familiar with how a Mooney fairs outside though. We have a few at the airpot but they are all practically abandoned minus one (which is currently for sale and doubles as a luxury suite for birds).
skykrawler Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 8 hours ago, Hank said: Am I the only one who has ever changed clothes in a hangar? Good clothes to working on the plane clothes--hang up the shirt, neatly fold the pants? Certainly not. Mine has a bathroom with sink and shower, and washing machine/dryer. It's great to shower in the heat of summer after a spending the day working on the annual. 2
LANCECASPER Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 I put my cars in a garage and they are able to handle the elements much better than an airplane. They also don't have to be inspected by me for every drive to make sure they are road-worthy, yet I still keep them in a garage. I've owned airplanes since December 1985 and I've never owned one without first obtaining a hangar. Yes, you can add up the years of hangar fees and try to make a case (I own my hangar now), but I just consider having a hangar a pre-requisite to owning an airplane, period. I take pride in an airplane. I want it to be protected from the elements and the animals and ready to go when I want to fly. I can get A&P/IAs to come out to my hangar to do annuals and other work since its easy to work on my airplane there. I have the hangar supplied with jacks and tools, compressor, supplies, consumables, etc. I don't have to drop off my airplane somewhere and arrange transportation or pay for annuals at high overhead operations. I feel my airplane gets better annuals than an airplane would where there are 10 guys working on 15 different airplanes, with one or two inspectors. I wouldn't get that without having a hangar and developing trusted relationships. Having a hangar is just part of the big picture for me owning an airplane. If I had to choose, while shopping, I would rather have a hangar without an airplane for a few months than an airplane without a hangar for a few months. I have a 2500 sq. foot hangar now that I store a Sprinter RV and a couple of cars in and it has plenty of storage room as well. When I've sold an airplane it's usually the first person who sees it that buys it. This isn't everyone's opinion, but it's mine: I've lived in different parts of the country. In cities, in rural areas, harsh cold, extreme heat and moderate temperatures. I wouldn't own an airplane without hangaring it. 7
IvanP Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 2 hours ago, skykrawler said: Certainly not. Mine has a bathroom with sink and shower, and washing machine/dryer. It's great to shower in the heat of summer after a spending the day working on the annual. I wish I had this. UNfortunately, my hangar is too tiny and has no power and other options do not seem readily available at my homeport. But still provides shelter for the plane and that is what counts.
201Mooniac Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 I'm in the SF bay area and hangars are very hard to come by but I was on the waiting list for years before I bought my plane and it has mostly always been hangared. It is much easier to maintain and preflight from a hangar than the ramp and I can leave it in pieces while I run out for a part when needed which I would never do on the ramp. I also maintain a reasonable supply of tools, parts, cleaners, drinks, etc. which makes working on the plane much easier. It is VERY expensive and I could easily repaint the plane every few years for the cost but the convenience outweighs the cost for me. I actually have two hanagrs as we have a weekend home in the Sierras where I was able to purchase a hangar so the incremental cost is minor but the convenience is huge. 1
Jeff Uphoff Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 15 minutes ago, 201Mooniac said: I'm in the SF bay area and hangars are very hard to come by but I was on the waiting list for years before I bought my plane and it has mostly always been hangared. It is much easier to maintain and preflight from a hangar than the ramp and I can leave it in pieces while I run out for a part when needed which I would never do on the ramp. I also maintain a reasonable supply of tools, parts, cleaners, drinks, etc. which makes working on the plane much easier. It is VERY expensive and I could easily repaint the plane every few years for the cost but the convenience outweighs the cost for me. I actually have two hanagrs as we have a weekend home in the Sierras where I was able to purchase a hangar so the incremental cost is minor but the convenience is huge. As a long-ago RHV tie-down tenant, I'm curious what hangars go for there per month? (I pay $550/month here in Virginia, which is also a paint job every few years, but I'm with you on all the plusses of having a hangar--it's worth it.) --Up.
gabez Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Tie Down in Cali. Waiting list is 10 years and $500 month you can repaint your plane every 2-3 years.
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