Thanks Big John,

I saw the device that Sporty's sells. It's pretty salty at around
$1200+. We're not that well-funded! We're going to have to throw
somehting together on our own with an electric motor somehow.

Thanks,
DK


On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 17:41:08 -0600, Big John
wrote:

Parked my Mooney this way as long as I owned.They make/made a unit or
you can build one pretty easy.

I always put chocks on marks on floor so I wouldn't pull tail back
into the wall of hanger. I only had a couple off feet clearance and
from front of A/C steering with tow bar it was not the easiest to tell
just how far bird was into hanger.

Big John

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 17:52:11 GMT, EDR wrote:

In article , DK
wrote:
Yes, our 172 does need a tug. We just got a new hangar, and you have
to push it up a bit of an incline, and at the same time go over a 3/4"
lip to enter the hangar. Nearly impossible for one pilot to do alone.
We tried pulling the plane in with a block & tackle, but we were
afraid we'd rip the tail tiedown off after one try.

Attach a winch to the back wall.
Attach a cable with hook to the tail tiedown.
Pull the airplane back into the hangar.
If using an electric motor, connect a remote control box to the motor.
Use your aircraft's towbar to steer as the winch pulls the aircraft.


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