Mike Parry

Hangar & Workshop Space Reclaimation

EAA240 Members,

This coming Spring we hope to strike a blow for the cause of space-reclamation in our fair Chapter Hangar. Everyone should recognize that shared spaces have, if left to their own devices, the peculiar habit of accumulating all manner of STUFF. Some of this is owned by individual members for their projects, and some is dumped, donated, forgotten or leftover from past events or projects.

Here’s the proposal:

  1. If you have an active project in the hangar and are paying the tenant fee you gain the right to store and work on your project in the hangar. This includes some material and tool storage within reason. Clearly some limits are necessary to enable other tenants and chapter members to use the space safely and efficiently. We do not have a formal policy on space usage and hope simple courtesy is sufficient to avoid “project creep”. That said, the machine shop area should not be used for storage of ANYTHING as it interferes with the safe operation of dangerous rotating machinery. We will be providing a closed cabinet for accessories, bits and cutters for the various machine tools. Everything else needs to be removed.
  2. If you have tools, material and equipment that you care about stored in the hangar PLEASE TAKE IT HOME. Please do not leave stuff in the hangar overnight. It is not to be considered an extension of your basement or garage for storage purposes. Note that members who are storing project stuff in the hangar are paying a fee to compensate The Chapter for that using that space.
  3. If you have made a long-term loan of tools or equipment to the chapter and want it to continue to be available to the membership, please make sure the items are clearly marked with your name and phone number. I’m thinking of things like welders, special tools like crimpers, flangers, aircraft scales, gauges and the like. We need to know who owns the stuff BECAUSE…
  4. We are going to get rid of EVERYTHING stored in the hangar that has no defined purpose or value to the membership. Anything both in the hangar area and in the conference room space that has been sitting unused or unclaimed by April 1st 2025 will be considered abandoned property and subjected to confiscation, and sale or disposal. This includes:

Parts for projects long abandoned, hardware left for dust to land-on.
Broken tools & rusty caps, bits of wire and cut-off scraps.
Rags and cans of dried out paint, plastic bits from Harbor Freight.
Boxes of assorted nails. Oily rags and old paint pails.
Stuff you’re saving “just-in-case”, stuff forgotten, left in-haste.
Tools in duplicate and triples. Brushes that won’t work for stipple.
If you love it, take it home. Leave it not, for it may roam!
The good stuff to be sold at auction. The junk to SECCRA for compaction.

Let me know if you have any questions please

Cheers,
Brian Wheeler
Facility & Hangar Manager
hangarmanager@eaa240.org

Mike Parry

Chapter Fly-Out – Cambridge

We’re going back to one of our favorite airports! Join us Saturday, November 16th, for a flight to Cambridge, MD (KCGE). A popular destination for the chapter, the airport restaurant there had been closed for a while and has been recently reopened, with Carol’s Kitchen, a popular local restaurant moving in. Time to check it out!

We’ll meet at the Chapter hangar at 9:30am for briefing and seat assignments, with a scheduled departure time of 9:30am. CGE is 78nm S of N57, which will take about 50 minutes of flight time.

Pilots and planes are always needed. Pilots, please let us know how many seats and how much useful load you have available. Passengers, remember to include your weight and contact information. Email us at events@eaa240.org.

As the date approaches, any event updates are provided by the Flight Leader and sent in emails, posted to our web site. Please check for updates or changes.

The Chapter Events Team works hard to prepare, organize and execute on Fly-Outs. Your support and engagement is appreciated.