Empty hangar need ideas

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Kalikiano

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I have a 182T in the DC area and so far our list for the hanger includes:

basic workbench
storage cabinets
Cases of Oil
Cleaning supplies
aerotherm preheater
hangup shop vac
utility cart

Is a battery jumper a good purchase or if the situation arose just bum it from someone else or FBO?

I always flew at a flight school and we never dealt with hangers so this is new to me.

It is a city hanger so we cant have coaches etc..only the basics.

Any other must haves that Ive missed?
 
Kalikiano said:
I have a 182T in the DC area and so far our list for the hanger includes:

basic workbench
storage cabinets
Cases of Oil
Cleaning supplies
aerotherm preheater
hangup shop vac
utility cart

Is a battery jumper a good purchase or if the situation arose just bum it from someone else or FBO?

I always flew at a flight school and we never dealt with hangers so this is new to me.

It is a city hanger so we cant have coaches etc..only the basics.

Any other must haves that Ive missed?
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A battery changer wouldn't be a bad idea, but to buy one that has enough power to actually start a plane might be a little costly. I would bum the GPU if the situation came up. But unless the plane sits for months you shouldn't have this problem unless you have a bad battery.
 
for an empty hanger i would suggest a nice jacket or a black dress for the misses...

for an empty hangar, the stuff you listed sounds good.
 
Around here, standard equipment includes a minifridge, some camp chairs (should be ok with the city) and several cases of beer.

I would recommend an air compressor with tire pressure gage, and other basic shop equipment appropriate to the preventive maintenance you plan on doing. For example, stuff to change tires and grease wheel bearings, and stuff like replacement light bulbs.
 
A small ladder. Comes in handy for preflighting/cleaning the plane...cleaning the windshield, debugging the wings, waxing the top of the wings, etc.

A trash can.

A long, heavy duty extension cord. Mine is 50 feet I think. Used for the space heater, power tools, etc.

A small shovel. Not sure if that's needed in your neck of the woods, but here in Nebraska the snow plows can only clear within about a foot of the hangar, then it's up to the tenant to clear the rest if they want to bring their plane out after a snow storm.

An old rug or something to catch the oil drips from the engine after you're done flying. Keeps the floor cleaner and less slippery.

A set of wheel chocks...even when it's in the hangar, I don't trust it not to roll away.

In my hangar, I have a few plastic pallets that I use to set random junk on. Cardboard boxes full of cleaning supplies, old aeronautical charts, etc. During heavy rain, water seeps in under the door of my hangar and I needed something to just keep things off the ground.

Those are the major things for me that hadn't been listed yet. Maybe I'll think of more later.
 
Snap-On tools calendar. Very pretty girls there. Yum.

Coffee Pot

Radio

For me, in my future hanger, I have old signs (metal ones) for decoration from:

Waco aircraft
Wright Engines
Pratt and Whitney
Cessna
Howard Aircraft
Jacobs
Stinson
 
Is no one going to mention the many-many poster's of scantily clad women?

Amateurs...

I third lawn chairs and beer. A must for the no-fly days.
 
WacoFan said:
Snap-On tools calendar. Very pretty girls there. Yum.

Coffee Pot

Radio

For me, in my future hanger, I have old signs (metal ones) for decoration from:

Waco aircraft
Wright Engines
Pratt and Whitney
Cessna
Howard Aircraft
Jacobs
Stinson
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My dad's hangar at KDVT is essentially a bachelor pad with an airplane in it. He's got an office desk, file cabinets, two large couches, fridge/freezer, plasma TV on the wall with satellite and surround sound, the "pad area" is carpeted, and all is under the wing of his plane. The opposite side and back of the hangar have the airplane parts and tools. I guess thats where he goes when my mom is tire of having him around the house.
 
If the battery tender is the same as a trickle charger than they work well. We keep the cherokee hooked to a trickle charger when sitting in the hangar. A fridge is a must. You will be spending alot of time in the hangar and you got to have something to drink. other than that sounds like you got it pretty much figured out. Just have fun with it. I've seen some really nice decorated hangars. Just depends how much time you plan to spend hangar flying.
 
Kalikiano said:
I have a 182T in the DC area and so far our list for the hanger includes:

basic workbench
storage cabinets
Cases of Oil
Cleaning supplies
aerotherm preheater
hangup shop vac
utility cart

Is a battery jumper a good purchase or if the situation arose just bum it from someone else or FBO?

I always flew at a flight school and we never dealt with hangers so this is new to me.

It is a city hanger so we cant have coaches etc..only the basics.

Any other must haves that Ive missed?
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A company keg for when you clock out.
 
jonnydwolf said:
I am told a batteryMinder isn't a bad idea to have. Anyone here have experience with them?
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No, but be vewy vewy caweful with trickle chargers, and make sure you read up on how yours is supposed to be set up for your individual battery...we had a dude boil over his battery (literally, a huge puddle of acid on the floor of the hangar) because he mis-used an automotive battery charger on his aircraft. Then he tried to blame US for it. Nice try buddy...
 
(RE: BatteryMINDer) Yeah I can imagine if the battery has a bad cell or a short there might be a little problem. Probably not a great thing to come to one fine morning, puddle of acid... Which brings up, do people usually pull their battery out of the plane to avoid messing up their battery box?

Dang there are some good ideas here, I gotta get me one of those Snap-On tools calendars and pimp out my hanger. Really my hanger just serves as a cold dry place I store my plane (I think preheater was mentioned by someone else, but that is a good thing to have too).
 
Hmmm, lets see.... I've got a ski boat and a motorcycle, some hunting stuff and a bicycle in mine. Also have an airplane, a mower, and a couch in there. Just the essentials belong in a hangar!
 
I'd just like to point out the obvious - that this is a wonderful problem for you to have/need to solve.

I am jealous. I don't even have a garage, much less a hangar. :)
 
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