Days as a hanger rat

Hangar ratting is fun. Before I tapped into the night light pole and stole
110 for the hangar by snaking some "outdoor romex" from Home Depot, I had a
small (500 watt) Honda quiet generator that I put out back with a sound
reflector/absorber. Unless you are running a refrigerator, there is no
reason to have power ALL the time, just when you are there. It ran for
about six hours on a gallon or so of gas and easily powered a couple of
fluorescent lights, a hand drill, and even a small compressor (VERY small
compressor) when required.

It is also a neat repository for the gas samples, as opposed to tossing them
out onto the taxiway.

Jim



Power sure would be nice. I have a friend who has rigged up a couple of
solar panels and he powers a couple of fluorescent lights and a radio from
them. If we get a chance to move to a hanger with power, we'd probably go
for it.