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Touchdown! Greaser!
Fly XC every year in those situations.
Do you hangar when traveling?
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Your previous post wasn't about the conditions YOU fly in.
You made a statement about what conditions I "must also not fly in".
Once again, you aren't in any position to know anything about the conditions I do, or don't fly in.
If I’m on an overnight, and no severe weather is forecast, I generally put a sunshade in the window and call it good. I’ll be in the DFW area for the week this time and will put the cover on. In general the only time I hanger the plane when I’m away from home on short stays is if severe weather or ice is forecast.
A few weeks ago I was at KGPM in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and since the weather was supposed to be decent, I left the plane outside. Less than an hour after leaving the airport I started hearing talk on the radio about large storms blowing up north of Dallas. They started saying that the storms might move into Dallas so I called the FBO and asked of they could get the plane inside. When in doubt get the plane protected.
The line crew and mechanics at Aviator worked hard, moved a lot of planes around in their hanger, and got mine inside. There weren’t any reports of hail actually hitting the airport but a tornado touched down north of Dallas and a wind gust at GPM peaked at around 60 knots.
Bottom line is I slept better knowing the plane was covered. I left if inside a second night since they had moved it i. I was happily surprised when I paid the fuel bill at the end and found out that they only charged for the first nigh. They even gave me a reduced rate for that.
That kind of service is typical for Aviator at GPM but is also what I’ve encountered at other small GA airports around the country.
A few weeks ago I was at KGPM in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and since the weather was supposed to be decent, I left the plane outside. Less than an hour after leaving the airport I started hearing talk on the radio about large storms blowing up north of Dallas. They started saying that the storms might move into Dallas so I called the FBO and asked of they could get the plane inside. When in doubt get the plane protected.
The line crew and mechanics at Aviator worked hard, moved a lot of planes around in their hanger, and got mine inside. There weren’t any reports of hail actually hitting the airport but a tornado touched down north of Dallas and a wind gust at GPM peaked at around 60 knots.
Bottom line is I slept better knowing the plane was covered. I left if inside a second night since they had moved it i. I was happily surprised when I paid the fuel bill at the end and found out that they only charged for the first nigh. They even gave me a reduced rate for that.
That kind of service is typical for Aviator at GPM but is also what I’ve encountered at other small GA airports around the country.
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Touchdown! Greaser!
True, I also don’t know if if fly a trash can.