Guess I'll just keep looking and make some calls to find out if you need an
N-number first or not. Some of the recommendations are just 'way too far out
there to allow frequent flying.

Thanks for all the suggestions, though; good information!
Carl

"Carl Orton" wrote in message
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I'd go for the outside tie-down, but they're hard to find around the DFW
area. Too much / too frequent hail.

"John Galban" wrote in message
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"Carl Orton" wrote in message
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Hi, All;

Seriously considering first purchase of an aircraft. In no rush. I'm
curious, though.... If you're in the plane-buying mood, when do you
get
the
hangar/t-hangar/tie-down? Before you sign or as a condition of sale?
Do
most
folks selling aircraft agree to wait until you can line up a parking
spot?

Many airports will not rent you a hangar unless you have the
N-number of the plane that will reside there. As for a seller waiting
for you to line up a parking spot, I've never heard of that happening.
Most folks I know just buy the airplane, get an outside tiedown, then
start looking for a permanent parking space. At my airport, it's a
good idea to get on the waiting list approximately 10 years before you
buy the airplane.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)