Obviously has the minus of no extra shade when open.
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Up north we call that a featureObviously has the minus of no extra shade when open.
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I know someone who had good results getting a used fire hose the local FD was disposing of. He bought some foam pipe insulation from Home Depot and inserted it into the hose to give it some collapsible cushion, and screwed the whole thing to the bottom of his hangar door. Says he never saw a drop of water after that.I'm renting a T-hangar, and my biggest gripe is water intrusion along the bottom of the door/door rails. There's adequate (gentle) slope on the apron, I think this is water that is driven against the door by winds, etc....
Alarms require communication if you want them to do anything more than just make noise. If you can get internet access there, you can just use one of the wireless Ring systems that sends alerts to your phone. Those systems can be as simple as a single motion activated camera or as complex as having sensors on all the doors and windows. With a phone line, you can install a traditional security system monitored by an alarm company, but there's a monthly cost. Some will use a cell phone connection in lieu of a landline. For that matter, there's a small monthly cost for the Ring system too. I've had, and do have, both kinds of systems, and I've installed both as well. But I don't have any experience with them in a hangar, because mine is only 100 feet from my back door, and I live in an upscale airpark with no traffic anywhere near my hangar.What do folks do security-wise? I might end up at a small airport with little restrictions for people coming by. Are you putting in alarms, or....?
I may not call anything perfect, but I'm very, very happy with my Higher Power door. Works great, has almost zero headroom (unlike a bifold), and came with two key fobs that work from 50 yards away without even requiring an external antenna. It's also freestanding, so no building prep was required. It just bolts to the concrete.There is no perfect door. They all have the + and -.
Yup, very common. My neighbor got his Pitts when the original builder / owner lost his hangar of 20 years to the airport.The Reversion Clause...
Never saw that kind of door before. Kind of appropriate to use a Fowler flap mechanism for a hangar door.very happy with my Higher Power door.
That looks like a good approach, especially for someone wanting a good door at a low price, and willing to drive some screws. Two thoughts:'Patented roller cam'
Proof positive you can patent anything, as long as it isn't challenged.
Long before, there was the Ultimate Door, which is an expanded copy of the door on the garage of my parents' house, built in the late '40s/early '50s.
A counterweighted one-piece door can be 'free standing', if that means not loading the gable.
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I know someone who had good results getting a used fire hose the local FD was disposing of. He bought some foam pipe insulation from Home Depot and inserted it into the hose to give it some collapsible cushion, and screwed the whole thing to the bottom of his hangar door. Says he never saw a drop of water after that.
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