Charles K wrote:I use a tug to get in and out - gives me enough control - have about 8-10 inch clearance on each side. I also have an aiming line on the back wall of the hangar I made using black and white gorilla tape. So if I aim the top of the vertical fin at that line it really helps.
MarkA wrote:We used hinged 2 X 4 screwed into the floor with painted guides on the ramp to guide the DA40 in and out of a 40' hangar. Never had a hangar rash issue.
Bryan, that is exactly the same setup I have been using for several years now - two lines extended well out from the hangar where the mains need to go. Your hangar looks almost identical to mine (except yours is empty and much cleaner!), including the door, so you probably have the same 5-6" clearance for each wingtip. I use the push-the-tail-down-and-pull method of steering since my current hangar is very level all the way out. I was pretty nervous the first few times I pulled it back in, stopping every few inches to check both wingtips. But now I just pull it back and I know as long as the mains are on the lines, I'm good to go. I don't even look at the wingtips anymore because it just freaks me out!
Greetings!
This hangar does have a little slop, so tail drag won't work out very well
Cheers!
Rick wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 2:14 pm
Bryan, that is exactly the same setup I have been using for several years now - two lines extended well out from the hangar where the mains need to go. Your hangar looks almost identical to mine (except yours is empty and much cleaner!), including the door, so you probably have the same 5-6" clearance for each wingtip. I use the push-the-tail-down-and-pull method of steering since my current hangar is very level all the way out. I was pretty nervous the first few times I pulled it back in, stopping every few inches to check both wingtips. But now I just pull it back and I know as long as the mains are on the lines, I'm good to go. I don't even look at the wingtips anymore because it just freaks me out!
I recently was fortunate enough to purchase a hangar with a 41.5 ft entrance for my DA40. What's the best way to paint the three wheel guidelines on the adjoining taxiway to ensure they are straight, weather resistant and perfectly perpendicular to the entrance? Suggestions from other hangar owners have included tape, cardboard, 2x4s and both spray and roller paint (although they all seem to have inherited their lines). I'm not particularly handy so looking for an easy solution. Thanks. Bernie
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Bernie Seward, IR, AGI
2003 DA40 N377DS
KCHO Charlottesville, VA