The Bellanca has been living in a rental hangar at Auburn Airport (S50) since last summer.  Auburn Airport’s a great little airport, and everyone has been very friendly.  However, the rental hangar has left a lot to be desired.  There’s not much light (two CFL bulbs for the whole hangar), not much power (I share a 15A breaker with two other hangars), and too much water (the concrete wasn’t properly sealed and leaches water into the hangar when it rains).  When a condo T hangar came up for sale, I decided it was time to move.  I only moved one hangar row, but now I own my own (very nice) T hangar.

The new hangar has 80A 240V service, so power isn’t a concern.  In the old hangar, I couldn’t reliably run the air compressor, but it runs great again.  It also has 2 400W metal-halide lamps plus two sets of fluorescent tubes, so there’s no problem with light.  There’s also rough-ins for water and sewer, so I’ll be able to add a bathroom and/or utility sink in the future.  Rather than large sliding metal doors, the hangar has a Hydroswing door, so opening / closing the door is a whole lot less work.  Finally, and most importantly, there’s a proper vapor barrier under the concrete, which should help reduce my moisture problems.  If not, I’ll have to insulate the side walls and add a small heater, which should help significantly.

Now to move all my gear from the old hangar to the new hangar.  Which isn’t so easy :).