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Curious: in a climate controlled hangar is there an "ideal" temperature range to store the airplane at? Something that balances low humidity with not being too cold where it's bad on the engine to start without preheating?

I ask because I with our new HVAC installation, I can set the temp for the hangar :).
 
ArrowFlyer86 said:
Curious: in a climate controlled hangar is there an "ideal" temperature range to store the airplane at? Something that balances low humidity with not being too cold where it's bad on the engine to start without preheating?

I ask because I with our new HVAC installation, I can set the temp for the hangar :).
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Well, the warmer you make it, the lower the relative humidity will be unless it's a direct vent heater (exhausts into the space like an infrared tank-top heater). So if you're not paying the bill, I'd say the optimal temperature is about 74.
 
ArrowFlyer86 said:
Curious: in a climate controlled hangar is there an "ideal" temperature range to store the airplane at? Something that balances low humidity with not being too cold where it's bad on the engine to start without preheating?

I ask because I with our new HVAC installation, I can set the temp for the hangar :).
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Run a dehumidifier that drains outside and set the thermostat at 68*
 
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe said:
OK, if you grew up watching Tarzan movies like I did, you know that the honkies were always looking for the fabled "Lost Elephant Graveyard". Well, walking the dog the other day, I spotted a small socket. My first thought was that I may have found a clue to the location of the "Lost 10mm Graveyard", but when I looked closer, the socket appeared to be too big. When I cleaned it up, I found that it was an 11mm socket. No brand, just stamped "MALAYSIA".

So close, yet so far...
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I have the answer to "the lost 10mm graveyard" . . ..

And it is slightly different from the one postulated by Douglas Adams in 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', where teen aged space aliens borrow their parents' flying saucers and travel to Earth on scavenger hunts collecting ball point pens, remotes, individual socks, house keys (and I'm guessing all those 10 mm sockets).

SAE

'Cause space aliens would obviously not want 7/16, 1/2, or 9/16 inch sockets, they use SI (System Intergalactica).
 
TCABM said:
Run a dehumidifier that drains outside and set the thermostat at 68*
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ArrowFlyer86 said:
Curious: in a climate controlled hangar is there an "ideal" temperature range to store the airplane at? Something that balances low humidity with not being too cold where it's bad on the engine to start without preheating?

I ask because I with our new HVAC installation, I can set the temp for the hangar :).
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TCABM has it with the humidity being key, IMO. As long as the temp is well above the dewpoint, you won't get condensation. So run a dehumidifier unless it's too cold for that to work. Every dehumidifier I know of works by cooling the air to collect condensation. Below a certain ambient temp, they don't work and instead just freeze up. So if your building is dry - no ground water seeping in, no roof leaks, then just monitor the dewpoint/temp thing. Whatever you do, don't have unvented heaters, they just dump water in to the air...water being a product of combustion.
 
So it's my first day back at work and the first thing i do is catch up on emails and add the company holidays into my calendar. I can't recall a time i have so many Tuesday's off. It just feels odd to me.
 
kaiser said:
So it's my first day back at work and the first thing i do is catch up on emails and add the company holidays into my calendar. I can't recall a time i have so many Tuesday's off. It just feels odd to me.
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First thing I do is submit for rough river days off.
 
Let us know how faithful they were to the books.
 
Driving to the hangar there was a 206 with nice paint idling. Hadn't seen it before. Turns out it was its first flight since coming from Wichita. Brand spankin new.
 
Of all things aviation, pushing an airplane backwards accurately into a tie-down spot is probably one of the weakest parts of the flying that I do.
 
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I’m noticing an upward trend in the phrase “be advised” over the radio and I hate it.

Don’t know if it’s Hollywood influenced or people think it’s cool but it’s one of the most useless phrases ever devised. If you are talking to me, it’s already implied that you are advising me, you don’t have to say “be advised.” You may as well say, “hey, I’m about to tell you something.”
 
Timbeck2 said:
I’m noticing an upward trend in the phrase “be advised” over the radio and I hate it.

Don’t know if it’s Hollywood influenced or people think it’s cool but it’s one of the most useless phrases ever devised. If you are talking to me, it’s already implied that you are advising me, you don’t have to say “be advised.” You may as well say, “hey, I’m about to tell you something.”
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I see your point, but I think it has its place in certain situations. When I hear the phrase "Be advised" it implies to me that the next piece of information is safety related in some way and I need to pay close attention. Now if it's being used for routine announcements, then I completely agree with you.
 
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Timbeck2 said:
I’m noticing an upward trend in the phrase “be advised” over the radio and I hate it.

Don’t know if it’s Hollywood influenced or people think it’s cool but it’s one of the most useless phrases ever devised. If you are talking to me, it’s already implied that you are advising me, you don’t have to say “be advised.” You may as well say, “hey, I’m about to tell you something.”
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Perhaps it comes from high school English teachers who teach students to start a paper with: "In this paper I will discuss Ancient Babylonian cuneiform". 'Cause the title, "Ancient Babylonian Cuneiform", wasn't . . . like . . . a clue.
 
Timbeck2 said:
I’m noticing an upward trend in the phrase “be advised” over the radio and I hate it.

Don’t know if it’s Hollywood influenced or people think it’s cool but it’s one of the most useless phrases ever devised. If you are talking to me, it’s already implied that you are advising me, you don’t have to say “be advised.” You may as well say, “hey, I’m about to tell you something.”
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I’ll start using the phrase “Lookie here”
 
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