In the summer of 2006, our chapter realized its vision of having a permanent home: our hangar was finished and became operational. This facility is the culmination of an eleven-year journey. It was funded both with proceeds from our monthly pancake breakfast and a bequest from the estate of George Bogardus. The purpose of our hangar is: to have a place where chapter events can be held, a facility where our members can build their aircraft, and a place where members can gather around various other aviation-related activities. For reference, click HERE to access the chapter’s Hangar Use Policy (PDF).

The chapter hangar is at the West end of Hangar G at Twin Oaks Airpark (the picture below is from prior to the construction of newer hangar buildings, and thus not quite up-to-date).  This is not to be confused with the “breakfast hangar” where our well-known Monthly Pancake Breakfast is held.  The picture below gives you the location of each facility at Twin Oaks Airpark.

Our chapter hangar is really two adjacent hangars, units G1 and G3, each with a slightly different purpose…

• G3 is intended for members who are actively working on aircraft projects. There may be from one to four tenants at a time depending on the stage of their projects. The Facilities Manager will coordinate the tenants, space allocation, and rent.
• G1 is designed to be a multi-use facility, specifically:
  • Chapter meetings and events
  • Chapter projects
  • Members who wish to perform their annual condition inspections and avail themselves of the Chapter’s tools – Typically rent period would be 2 weeks to a month
  • Members who wish to do final aircraft assembly and avail themselves of the Chapter’s tools and a great heated facility before moving into their own hangar somewhere else – Typically this would be a 1-3 month period (Note: anyone availing themselves of G1 must agree that your project can be temporarily moved outside whenever the Chapter needs the space for its other functions.)
  • Storage of aircraft and other items the chapter support, Including the Teen Flight aircraft

The Chapter Hangars have the following features:

• Fully finished interior: insulated, sheetrocked, and painted including the floor.
• Plenty of electrical service with multiple outlets on all walls.
• Bright fluorescent lighting in each unit.
• Dedicated forced air propane heating system for each unit complete with thermostat.
• Belt-driven 60-gallon compressor with outlets plumbed in-wall in both G1 and G3.
• Tools such as a drill press and band saw (see list below).

Current Availability:

• G1 – Occupied (Teen Flight One aircraft storage and future Chapter RV-12 build project)
• G3 – Occupied

Rental procedure: Contact Facilities Manager Rion Bourgeois to check on the waiting list, discuss rental rates, or arrange move-in.  Fine print: If you are interested in using the hangar please read Sublease of Project Space, which you can find HERE.  This document contains all the terms and conditions with which all tenants must be familiar.

Rental rates:

• G1 – Final Assembly & Annuals
  • $305/mo.  Partial months or weekly rental may be possible.  Check with the Facilities Manager for all the details and possibilities.
• G3 – Aircraft Projects
  • $75/mo.  1/4 space*
  • $150/mo.  1/2 space*
  • $225/mo.  3/4 space*
  • $305/mo.  Full space.

*Partial rentals depend, of course, upon the number of current sub-tenants and the space they use. Contact the Facilities Manager and/or see Sublease Agreement for details.