Moving into shared hangar... tips?

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I got myself into a hangar, big enough for 4 planes but right now its me, another plane, and an office area (~25% each).

Other than the obvious stuff, what are some 'good neighbor' things I can do? I will be completing my E/AB there, but only assembly, construction stuff is still at the home shop.
 
Is that other plane a Seneca? If so, get yourself a tug. Those things are HEAVY.

(but maybe the general lesson is make sure you can move all of the planes solo)
 
Fortunately, the only time I was involved a shared hangar arrangement, part of the rental was that airport staff moved the airplanes as needed.
 
the hangar is at a private grass strip so that seems to limit the amount of people who want to base there. I spoke with another hangar owner and while there are open plots most of the owners don't want to sell. I'd happily buy/lease a plot and build my own but it seems like folks want to just keep things for themselves.
 
You are assembling an airplane, in a hangar you share with a Cub, on a not nearly overcrowded private grass strip . . . tell me that it's a ten minute walk from your house if the weather is nice and it sounds perfect.
 
If planes have to be moved to get others out, tape marks on the floor to show where they go are a good idea. Who's in front and who's in back should be worked out according to who flies more frequently, or whose plane is harder to move.

I share a hangar with three other planes. My Parrakeet is in front; the plane behind me is a hangar queen that never flies. The RV-7 next to me can get out without moving my plane and vice versa. The other guy in the back corner has to move the RV to get his Murphy Rebel out. Tape marks on the floor show where the planes should be, and there are lines showing the path to get the Rebel out while clearing the wall and my plane.

If you're still building you should be in back so nobody has to figure out how to move your project.
 
Pool noodles or pipe insulators cut to size and placed on prop blades, wing tips, and the trailing edges of your control surfaces. $10 and 15 minutes will save you 1000x in frustration over hanger rash.
 
billsgs126 said:
You are assembling an airplane, in a hangar you share with a Cub, on a not nearly overcrowded private grass strip . . . tell me that it's a ten minute walk from your house if the weather is nice and it sounds perfect.
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25 minute drive... all back roads. Close to an Ingles for grub and there is a well stocked Ace Hardware Aviation dept 15 minutes away.

And yes, I learned one guy lives on the field.

All of the above are reasons I don't want to screw this up.
 
In no particular order - don't get oil on the floor in a shared area, be careful with the prop wash, don't block him in, always wear pants.

Oh, and if it doesn't have a starter and you don't know how to already, learn how to safely hand prop the cub. It's completely possible to do it single person, but it's easier with two.
 
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