Parking or Hangaring in Dallas for a Week

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Planning to fly to the Dallas Area late next month. Going to park the plane for a week. What is everyone’s recommendation for hangaring or outdoor parking, that’s economical? Or is there not such a thing?
 
My slumlord is really cool I think he charges like 10 bucks a night for people to shove their planes into an open t hanger
 
All I can say is avoid Addison.
 
RyanShort1 said:
What part of the Metroplex are you staying in? How much do you want to deal with traffic?
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Family north of DFW, but not really important. I’m ok with traffic and radio comms, but not IFR current.
 
I did my initial training at Addison 20 years ago. It was fun. When you get thrown into that environment you learn a lot very quickly.
 
Dave Theisen said:
I don’t pay the bills. :)
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Then KADS is a fine choice.
For us that have to foot the bill, ADS can suck it.

It has been a few years but I landed, parked at Million Air and they said the ramp fee is $25
2 Weeks later I went back and they said the ramp fee is $50. I asked why the increase and the manager said with a straight face "We found out the other FBO was charging $50 so we raised our rates."

Current fuel price there is $8.00 / Gallon.

Last time I was going to fly in, I called and asked about the fuel price which was $7.50 at the time. She said they would waive the ramp fee if I bought 15 gallons.
I said "fuel at my airport is $4.29" She said "I see you like to negotiate, we will reduce the price for you to $6.50 per gallon"

They are terrible if you don't have money to throw around.
 
455 Bravo Uniform said:
I’ll take it! How’s security? :) :D
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Well Jimmy from Jimmy's World has been banned from the airport so it is pretty good now.
He crossed some boundaries. It has been fine ever since.

Let me know if you want to park there. I can connect you to the guy that owns the hangars. He is a really good dude.
Airport is 52F "Aero Valley" north of DFW
 
Lindberg said:
Pilots in Addison will tell you that Addison is not bad, but that's just because they want you to come in and suffer with them.
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NealRomeoGolf said:
I did my initial training at Addison 20 years ago. It was fun. When you get thrown into that environment you learn a lot very quickly.
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Logistics in the air was a challenge, but that’s not why I would avoid.

I didn't have issue with anything but the way the fbo treated my plane and my family. They treated us badly and over charged us for the experience.
 
I spent a few days at McKinney a few years back. Good service, the price wasn't bad and Hutchins BBQ was close by.
 
Redbird - Dallas Exec, RBD, was good at my favorite price, free, parked right outside the terminal. Fuel wasn’t all that cheap. FBO let me borrow tools while AOG on a weekend since the shops were all closed. And tower was really good at working me in front of all the student traffic via creative taxi routes and opposite patterns/ straight ins. And it will be a bit closer than Bryan’s airport if ADS is where you’ll be hanging.
 
I see 3 FBOs are at Addison. That’s crazy.

Aero Valley looks like you gotta keep that left traffic for Rwy 35 not-bomber-wide to keep outta the KAFW delta.

Very interesting airspace now that I’m studying it.
 
Glutton for punishment I suppose - going to use KADS because it’s 5 minutes from in-laws. Later this week. Thanks for everyone’s help.

Planning to use Galaxy FBO. Good reports. $25 ramp fee waived with some fuel (cheapest of the 3 FBOs), $25 day parking (no tie-down), $75 night hangar.
 
$7.97 at Galaxy. Atlantic $8.70, Million Air $8.50. That’s the cost of convenience I figure.

I’m used to low $6 from the fuel truck at home (no self serve), and $4.90 to low $5 for self serve within a 15 minute hop (about 8 gallons round-trip).

I’m less worried about the price and more about taxi and takeoff delays burning fuel, heating cylinders, and sweating. Anyone know about the less busy times during daylight?

Waiting until tonight to see the speed of this current system clearing my last half leg. We have airline tickets just in case.
 
Galaxy at Addison has changed my mind about flying in there. They are great - just like they are down in North Houston KCXO. Addison is just darn convenient too for North Dallas. Can't get away from that. Maybe McKinney too depending on where you will be staying?
 
McKinney is about 35 min away without traffic apparently.

Arrived before sunset yesterday. Flew right over McKinney from North. ATC continually assigns descents (at or below) 4,500, 3,500, then 2,500, and hands you over to tower.

Tower keeps you at 2,500 until they want you lower. Plane in front of us got a “stay at 2,500 until established on base”. We got “stay at 2,500 until on downwind, I’ll call your base”. Traffic pattern is 1,600, field elevation 600. Right traffic. Interesting process.

Had to wait out noon t-storms at KADS. Strange weather yesterday.
 
Had to leave the plane at Addison last couple days due to crummy weather until today. Departed at 2pm. No conga-line, I did my run up and was #1 for departure. Easy-peasy.

You have to get flight following if you’re VFR. I was told to expect left turn to 040 and stay at or below 2k. Departed Rwy 16, started my turn and was handed off to departure frequency. Departure cleared me into Bravo and released my altitude restriction (I was only going to 3,500). A few minutes later they told me to resume own nav. Not too bad.
 
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