As an occupant of the carousel hangar at Moriarty let me add...

Rent is about $2,100 annually paid in full up front. That's a hard hit but,
with the routine high winds we have at Moriarty, I'd rather pay that than
watch a wing go bouncing across the ramp. That happened to a visiting pilot
a few months ago. I have a solo rigger and prefer to pay the price for the
convenience, being able to push my glider out to the takeoff point within 10
minutes of arrival if I'm in a hurry (which I'm not).

The carousel has been in operation for, I think, about 18-19 years now and,
to my knowledge, there have been no instances of hangar rash as you would
expect from moving gliders in and out to get yours.

I think that, with eight (8) beams (7 are currently occupied) the hangar is
paid for and now produces a profit for the owner.


"Frank Whiteley" wrote in message
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On Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:17:22 AM UTC-6, son_of_flubber wrote:
Any information on the economics of hangaring a glider would be welcome.
Rent, buy, new, used, geographic location, "sunshade" to weather-tight,
gliding season length?



Also. What is the demand (and demand trend) for glider hangars? Are
hangars available for rent or sale where you fly?



How much is owning one a money losing proposition?

A 20 bay hangar may run $125k-$200k depending on design, location and
amenities. As a result, rental in such will run $75-$100/month. There was
a quick and dirty survey done last year and those were common rentals in
multi-bay hangars at soaring locations. MASA has the most recent group
hangar building project that I'm aware of at Fairfield and abandoned a large
hangar at Frederick Municipal airport with expiration of their lease.
Sunflower Gliderport has one that must be about 20 bays (t-bays, back to
back). The Silent Knights in Ames, IA, rent from the municipal airport. Two
gliders fit normally fit in a hangar bay at my club. $80/month prime
season, $40/month off season. A 5th glider may be split between two bays at
the back of the hangar if over 18m span, but seldom done as a result of low
demand. Good rigging aids are much cheaper than a hangar, but I know some
locales like to winter trailers in hangars also. There are several
variations on a theme, such as the carousel hangar at Moriarty, t-hangars
like the Ensign, and the quonset hut we had in the UK. That particular
hangar showed me that a long hangar served from both ends is much more cost
effective than side loading hangars, unless, of course, your self-launcher
is stuffed five deep on a Weds. Albuquerque Soaring Club also has about a
12-14 bay hangar. No idea on the monthly. Soaring Sooners at Hinton, OK,
used to be about $75/month in the city airport hangar, which housed about
10-11 gliders and the FBO towplane with room for more.

A busy site such as Boulder is home to a large club, 175 members, and a
commercial operation. Both rent hangar space for tow planes, but gliders
are either tied out or trailered. There are no glider hangars on the glider
side of the airport. If there are any gliders hangared there, I've not
heard of it.

Frank Whiteley