New Hangar, well new to me and temporary in nature. Well, I've been in Crawford, CO about a month and haven't been able to work on the plane. While I intend to build a hangar on my property, I need a place to finish the build and get the 40 hour fly off done. So, I've been on the hunt for a hangar.
Crawford Airpark is within a mile from the house but with no hangar space available. So, working my way out from the house, the next airport is North Fork Valley Airport (7V2), or Paonia Airport which
is about 20 mins away from the house. Good news, they had space available but it was in a large hangar with four other planes. Not ideal for working on the plane. While there, the airport manager introduced me to a gentleman, Hawk, that was building a
new 60x60 hangar for himself. The contractor was finishing up with the
build. Initially, I was interested in meeting the builder scouting for my own hangar.
After explaining that I was looking for a temporary solution, Hawk offered his hangar. He goes to Alaska every summer and returns in October. So his brand new hangar would sit vacant all summer. Not anymore! So, I'll be moving the plane into it tomorrow. Time to get back to work! The airport will be perfect to finish the plane and do the fly-off.
Left with snow Mt. Gunnison ~13k, Center Mt Lamborn ~12k, Right Mt. Lands End ~11k
Airport Elevation 5800ft.
Bonus! While I was there, I got to watch a glider tow... An American Champion Scout performing towing duty.
