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December 1st 07, 04:37 PM
Can anyone tell me if there is any hangar space available in south
east florida?
Dave N415DK

CriticalMass
December 8th 07, 02:07 AM
wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if there is any hangar space available in south
> east florida?

I'm not in SE Fla, I'm in Tx, but this kind of BS is typical of why I
sold my last plane and got out of aviation. Bottom of the food chain
access to critical stuff we gotta' have, like hangars, avionics and
other maintenance, insurance and fuel prices going outta' sight...TFRs,
yada, yada......not worth the hassle.

Life as we knew it is gone forever.

December 8th 07, 02:26 PM
On Dec 7, 9:07 pm, CriticalMass > wrote:
> wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me if there is any hangar space available in south
> > east florida?
>
> I'm not in SE Fla, I'm in Tx, but this kind of BS is typical of why I
> sold my last plane and got out of aviation. Bottom of the food chain
> access to critical stuff we gotta' have, like hangars, avionics and
> other maintenance, insurance and fuel prices going outta' sight...TFRs,
> yada, yada......not worth the hassle.
>
> Life as we knew it is gone forever.

I know it's frustrating, flying is really becoming a "rich man's
hobby", but I am still trying to continue to fly. I just retired and
am moving down to south east Florida. I have found two hangars
available at $550 and $600 a month. I am in NY and these are high even
by NY standards. I am still looking and if anyone can give me a lead I
would be grateful. I have a small 1946 Ercoupe and would even consider
sharing a hangar with someone. I think $250-300 a month would be
considered a reasonable amount. Any comments appreciated.
Dave N415DK

Mike Isaksen
December 9th 07, 01:53 AM
> ...
> I know it's frustrating, flying is really becoming a "rich man's
> hobby", but I am still trying to continue to fly. I just retired and
> am moving down to south east Florida. I have found two hangars
> available at $550 and $600 a month. I am in NY and these are high even
> by NY standards.

Dave,
Where are you hangering in NY? I would jump at $550 per month for a T with
electric. That's bottom of the food chain in Greater NY, and you still have
to grease the wait list with a few C notes.

December 9th 07, 02:41 AM
On Dec 8, 8:53 pm, "Mike Isaksen" > wrote:
> > ...
>
> > I know it's frustrating, flying is really becoming a "rich man's
> > hobby", but I am still trying to continue to fly. I just retired and
> > am moving down to south east Florida. I have found two hangars
> > available at $550 and $600 a month. I am in NY and these are high even
> > by NY standards.
>
> Dave,
> Where are you hangering in NY? I would jump at $550 per month for a T with
> electric. That's bottom of the food chain in Greater NY, and you still have
> to grease the wait list with a few C notes.

Sullivan County, Monticello, MSV, new T-Hangars are $250 a
month.Electric door and all. Of course the closer to NYC the higher
the prices. But $550-600 seems high for Florida.
Dave

B A R R Y
December 9th 07, 12:45 PM
Hangar? I've never had a hangar at all. <G>

Outside in New England, home of the 90 minute winter preflight /
preheat.

Thank God for Bruce's Custom Covers, twice-yearly waxing, and the A/C
inverter in my Toyota Tacoma!

B A R R Y
December 9th 07, 12:45 PM
On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:41:43 -0800 (PST), wrote:

>But $550-600 seems high for Florida.


Even SE Florida?

Jay Honeck
December 9th 07, 04:29 PM
> Outside in New England, home of the 90 minute winter preflight /
> preheat.

God, that brings back (bad) memories. I trained in Wisconsin, in
winter, and (of course) my wise old CFI wasn't about to help me pre-
flight the plane. While he sat inside drinking hot coffee, I shoveled
around the plane, dragged the jet-engine heater up to the cowl,
uncoiled the 100 foot of (what seemed like solid wire) extension cord,
positioned the ducts accordingly, and cleared the aircraft of ice and
snow in sub-zero weather.

Wait 20 minutes, and THEN hope the plane actually starts. Did that
three mornings a week, before work, all winter. Got my ticket in
February.

I've been fortunate to have a hangar for our planes since Day One of
ownership, nine years ago. Although the hangar's not heated, the
plane's engine is, and the oil is a nice, toasty 85 degrees at start-
up, no matter the weather outside. Best of all, no busting ice and
snow off the wings!

Of course, we found our hangar door frozen to the ground last week,
which took an hour of effort to break free. So although it's better
with a hangar, winter can still be tough.

Luckily, cold-weather flying is so much better, it makes it all worth
it!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

December 9th 07, 04:59 PM
On Dec 9, 11:29 am, Jay Honeck > wrote:
> > Outside in New England, home of the 90 minute winter preflight /
> > preheat.
>
> God, that brings back (bad) memories. I trained in Wisconsin, in
> winter, and (of course) my wise old CFI wasn't about to help me pre-
> flight the plane. While he sat inside drinking hot coffee, I shoveled
> around the plane, dragged the jet-engine heater up to the cowl,
> uncoiled the 100 foot of (what seemed like solid wire) extension cord,
> positioned the ducts accordingly, and cleared the aircraft of ice and
> snow in sub-zero weather.
>
> Wait 20 minutes, and THEN hope the plane actually starts. Did that
> three mornings a week, before work, all winter. Got my ticket in
> February.
>
> I've been fortunate to have a hangar for our planes since Day One of
> ownership, nine years ago. Although the hangar's not heated, the
> plane's engine is, and the oil is a nice, toasty 85 degrees at start-
> up, no matter the weather outside. Best of all, no busting ice and
> snow off the wings!
>
> Of course, we found our hangar door frozen to the ground last week,
> which took an hour of effort to break free. So although it's better
> with a hangar, winter can still be tough.
>
> Luckily, cold-weather flying is so much better, it makes it all worth
> it!
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

I've also done my share of outside cold weather tie down and flying in
New York. The plane I currently own is a 61 year old Ercoupe with
fabric wings. I would like to keep it in the restored condition it is
in. That's why I am trying to get hangar space. At $7000 a year for
hangar space I could just let it rot outside and buy another plane in
5-6 years.
Another alternative is to buy the complete set up from Bruces covers,
wings, engine, tail and canopy. That might be the solution if I don't
find anything.
Thanks for all of your input.
Dave N415DK 1946 Ercoupe

Blueskies
December 9th 07, 09:34 PM
> wrote in message ...
> On Dec 9, 11:29 am, Jay Honeck > wrote:
>> > Outside in New England, home of the 90 minute winter preflight /
>> > preheat.
>>
>> God, that brings back (bad) memories. I trained in Wisconsin, in
>> winter, and (of course) my wise old CFI wasn't about to help me pre-
>> flight the plane. While he sat inside drinking hot coffee, I shoveled
>> around the plane, dragged the jet-engine heater up to the cowl,
>> uncoiled the 100 foot of (what seemed like solid wire) extension cord,
>> positioned the ducts accordingly, and cleared the aircraft of ice and
>> snow in sub-zero weather.
>>
>> Wait 20 minutes, and THEN hope the plane actually starts. Did that
>> three mornings a week, before work, all winter. Got my ticket in
>> February.
>>
>> I've been fortunate to have a hangar for our planes since Day One of
>> ownership, nine years ago. Although the hangar's not heated, the
>> plane's engine is, and the oil is a nice, toasty 85 degrees at start-
>> up, no matter the weather outside. Best of all, no busting ice and
>> snow off the wings!
>>
>> Of course, we found our hangar door frozen to the ground last week,
>> which took an hour of effort to break free. So although it's better
>> with a hangar, winter can still be tough.
>>
>> Luckily, cold-weather flying is so much better, it makes it all worth
>> it!
>> --
>> Jay Honeck
>> Iowa City, IA
>> Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
>> "Your Aviation Destination"
>
> I've also done my share of outside cold weather tie down and flying in
> New York. The plane I currently own is a 61 year old Ercoupe with
> fabric wings. I would like to keep it in the restored condition it is
> in. That's why I am trying to get hangar space. At $7000 a year for
> hangar space I could just let it rot outside and buy another plane in
> 5-6 years.
> Another alternative is to buy the complete set up from Bruces covers,
> wings, engine, tail and canopy. That might be the solution if I don't
> find anything.
> Thanks for all of your input.
> Dave N415DK 1946 Ercoupe

I would think you really don't need a hangar in Florida; a simple sun shade car port (plane port?) would be mostly just
fine. Seems the hangars blow down in the hurricanes anyway...

B A R R Y[_2_]
December 11th 07, 08:00 PM
wrote:
> The plane I currently own is a 61 year old Ercoupe with
> fabric wings. I would like to keep it in the restored condition it is
> in.

A-ha!

I would do the same.

December 12th 07, 02:05 AM
On Dec 11, 12:00 pm, B A R R Y > wrote:
> wrote:
> > The plane I currently own is a 61 year old Ercoupe with
> > fabric wings. I would like to keep it in the restored condition it is
> > in.
>
> A-ha!
>
> I would do the same.

Thanks for the suggestions. But I am asking for leads on space, either
a hangar or a covered port. If anyone knows of any reasonable priced
space available at any of the southeast florida airports I would
appreciate the info.
Dave N415DK

comanche driver
December 12th 07, 02:23 PM
sorry guys,

thats about the rate in se florida im paying almost 400 in sw florida...


R. Burns

> wrote in message
...
> On Dec 11, 12:00 pm, B A R R Y > wrote:
>> wrote:
>> > The plane I currently own is a 61 year old Ercoupe with
>> > fabric wings. I would like to keep it in the restored condition it is
>> > in.
>>
>> A-ha!
>>
>> I would do the same.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions. But I am asking for leads on space, either
> a hangar or a covered port. If anyone knows of any reasonable priced
> space available at any of the southeast florida airports I would
> appreciate the info.
> Dave N415DK

December 12th 07, 10:35 PM
On Dec 12, 9:23 am, "comanche driver" <spamawayassh.ole> wrote:
> sorry guys,
>
> thats about the rate in se florida im paying almost 400 in sw florida...
>
> R. Burns
>
> > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > On Dec 11, 12:00 pm, B A R R Y > wrote:
> >> wrote:
> >> > The plane I currently own is a 61 year old Ercoupe with
> >> > fabric wings. I would like to keep it in the restored condition it is
> >> > in.
>
> >> A-ha!
>
> >> I would do the same.
>
> > Thanks for the suggestions. But I am asking for leads on space, either
> > a hangar or a covered port. If anyone knows of any reasonable priced
> > space available at any of the southeast florida airports I would
> > appreciate the info.
> > Dave N415DK- Hide quoted text -
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At those prices it would make sense to buy a hangar. So does any one
know of any hangars for sale in south east florida?
Dave N415DK

Bush
December 19th 07, 05:57 PM
David:

How far South are we looking? Lots of space in Stuart.

Bush

On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 08:37:16 -0800 (PST), wrote:

>Can anyone tell me if there is any hangar space available in south
>east florida?
>Dave N415DK

December 21st 07, 12:57 AM
On Dec 19, 12:57 pm, Bush > wrote:
> David:
>
> How far South are we looking? Lots of space in Stuart.
> thats pretty far north from where I am looking, but what is available? What airport and price?
Thanks.
Dave
> Bush
>
>
>
> On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 08:37:16 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> >Can anyone tell me if there is any hangar space available in south
> >east florida?
> >Dave N415DK- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

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