Insuring a Columbia 400 & weekend only insurance

On 2007-07-16, Gig 601XL Builder wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:
Justin Gombos wrote:

In addition to maintenance you will also have to park it somewhere
and that usually costs something as well. Seeing as the Columbia is
a composite aircraft you will probably want to park in a
hanger. That can range from a sistuation like mine where I pay
$450/year for the ground lease and own my hanger which cost $30K to
thousands/month.

How large is your hanger? Unheated hangers with free electricity go
for ~$210, which I thought was a good price. BYO heating element. It
will only fit small planes, and seems comparable to mini storage
prices. Maybe this area just has an unusually good price. It's
government owned and the FBO is disjoint, which explains the low
price. I haven't checked anywhere else. Heated hangers are full, but
I believe they are normally ~$260/mo.

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Justin Gombos wrote:
On 2007-07-16, Gig 601XL Builder wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:
Justin Gombos wrote:

In addition to maintenance you will also have to park it somewhere
and that usually costs something as well. Seeing as the Columbia is
a composite aircraft you will probably want to park in a
hanger. That can range from a sistuation like mine where I pay
$450/year for the ground lease and own my hanger which cost $30K to
thousands/month.

How large is your hanger? Unheated hangers with free electricity go
for ~$210, which I thought was a good price. BYO heating element. It
will only fit small planes, and seems comparable to mini storage
prices. Maybe this area just has an unusually good price. It's
government owned and the FBO is disjoint, which explains the low
price. I haven't checked anywhere else. Heated hangers are full, but
I believe they are normally ~$260/mo.

40'x50' and yes $210 is a pretty good rate for a hanger. But that range I
gave you was to cover the range of possible costs. I have know idea where
you are or what hangers cost there and since you hadn't mentioned it I
thought you might not have either.

I'm in South Arkansas we don't need heated hangers we need air conditioned
hangers. Mine is conditioned by 2 42" fans.

On 2007-07-18, Gig 601XL Builder wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:

I'm in South Arkansas we don't need heated hangers we need air
conditioned hangers. Mine is conditioned by 2 42" fans.

It never occurred to me that a hanger would need to be cooled. Does
it actually get hot enough to damage aircraft components, or is it for
the pilots/staff?

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Justin Gombos wrote:
On 2007-07-18, Gig 601XL Builder wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:

I'm in South Arkansas we don't need heated hangers we need air
conditioned hangers. Mine is conditioned by 2 42" fans.

It never occurred to me that a hanger would need to be cooled. Does
it actually get hot enough to damage aircraft components, or is it for
the pilots/staff?

Think about it Justin. A big metal building sitting in the sun all summer
long. Does it get hot enough to damage the aircraft? Probably not. Does it
get hot enough to damage me. Without the fans running, running and the white
roof, yes it would.