crayonboxAirborne XT912 Cruze and Streak III, Outback 582 Streak IIb

Dual 110+ Solo 150+ (as of 1-Sept-2013)

Hervey Bay YHBA, Maryborough YMYB, Pacific Haven YPAC, Childers YCDS, Tewnatin Noosa YNSH, Caloundra YCDR, Tangalooma YTGA, Watts Bridge YWSG, Biggenden YBIN, Caboolture YCAB, Gympie YGYM, Orchid Beach YOKB, Bundaberg YBUD, Gayndah YGAY, Monto YMTO, Kingaroy YKRY

Private: Nikenbah, Wanggoolba, Miramar(Takura), Lake Barambah, Susan River, The Dimonds (Bill Price)

Here is SkyVector showing some flying I have completed as of and including CrossCountry NAVs endorsement in March 2014.

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Aircraft storage: Revision

Last updated by crayonbox

Categories: Trike Talk, Equipment

It has become very obvious to me that storing an aircraft is one of the more difficult aspects on being an aircraft owner.

I see several options, but not all of us are fortunate enough to have the choices other owners may have access to.

 Choices I have seen are; hanger (private owned or shared), trailer (pack away and store at home), or open airfield storage (with tie downs and uv covers).  

 The airfield option is the cheapest, but is it really wise to do this?  I have been thinking it may not be all that bad, unless there is a wild storm that could rip off the covers and flip the aircraft.  

All the options have disadvantages and advantages, such as damage due to sharing, or dismantling and assembling, regular transportation, or extreme weather, and related storage costs.

I also looked at the idea of storing a trike in a shipping container, but even in a 40ft shipping container there would not be enough width of height.

Any thoughts, ideas and experience you guys can share. Thanks.