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Old 09-09-2016, 05:36 PM
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Fire extinguisher is a necessity, but don't buy the most commonly used dry-chemical type with the A-B-C rating. They use ammonium phosphate, which is corrosive to aluminum when combined with water, even high humidity. Find a dry chemical extinguisher with just the B-C rating ... they're OK around aluminum. The B-C type are harder to find and cost more.
I was unaware of this until vandals broke into our airport and several hangars, including mine. They emptied my extinguisher completely ... all over the airplane and everything in the hangar, like maybe 1/8" thick or more. Airport maintenance staff told me of the corrosion issue on A-B-C extinguishers. I then had to spend no less than 40-50 hours cleaning every speck of that stuff off the airplane, tools, toolboxes, shelves, workbench, you name it. It was horrible job.
Yes... CO2 extinguishers are fine, but if you have a fuel-based fire you'll want a good size extinguisher, and the large CO2 units are pricey.
That is terrible! did they find out who did this, so did they jump the fence, seams like a federal felony.
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Old 09-10-2016, 10:58 AM
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They broke into a perimeter hangar with a public outside door, then into the area between hangar rows. They kicked in the doors on 6 or 7 hangars (including mine) They spray painted obscenities on my RV and the Warrior next door, and then threw the empty fire extinguisher thru the windscreen on a friends restored Cessna 120 in yet another hangar. And yes, they caught them .... two 16 yr olds known to police and previously expelled from the public high school. Because they're minors, their names were never publicized anywhere and they were headed to juvenile court. We never heard what punishment, if any, the court levied on them. They didnt steal anything .... just did senseless damage to airplanes. Very, very frustrating.
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Old 09-10-2016, 02:01 PM
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Geez, Terry, that sucks. So senseless. And hard on the psyche to see your pride and joy defaced. I hope those kids learned their lesson.

Bret, does the airport provide extinguishers for the hangar? If so, one less thing for you to deal with. It's mind-boggling how much stuff I've accumulated in my hangar in a year!!
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Old 09-11-2016, 06:55 AM
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Geez, Terry, that sucks. So senseless. And hard on the psyche to see your pride and joy defaced. I hope those kids learned their lesson.

Bret, does the airport provide extinguishers for the hangar? If so, one less thing for you to deal with. It's mind-boggling how much stuff I've accumulated in my hangar in a year!!
No they don't provide one, ill need to look for one as described above. Trailer is finally done and ready for that trip to the airport. also if anyone local is reading this, I will be donating a nice rolling wing stand and maybe sell the fuse rotisserie cheap! I really enjoyed this build!
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Old 09-11-2016, 06:16 PM
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Geez, Terry, that sucks. So senseless. And hard on the psyche to see your pride and joy defaced. I hope those kids learned their lesson.
Boy, you said it. Only another homebuilder can understand what that feels like. The vandalism occurred when I was running a polished RV .... before I painted her in January. Seeing the white spray paint on both my polished wing AND across the R side of the canopy literally made me feel sick. I was actually a little physically ill over the whole thing for more than two days .... partially caused by lack of sleep. I laid awake for hours trying to make sense of sixteen year olds who would do something like that. And then there was the obsessive thoughts of "why me?".
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Old 09-11-2016, 07:04 PM
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Did you ever consider suing the parents?
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Old 09-12-2016, 09:24 AM
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That's really common sadly with young people. It has happened here. Bored kids looking for "adventure".

In fact my uncle did it to a neighbor's tractor when he was 14, so around 1950. He denied it all, not us - we'd never do anything like that etc. In those days the front tires, which they slashed, were filled with oil (?) and after 15 minutes of denying any involvement the cop just curiously asked "did the oil dribble out or spurt out" and he blurted "oh it sprayed out like crazy". Oops.... there was a pregnant pause and his Dad, my Grandpa, who was standing there, just hung his head. Gramps was the mayor of the little rural town and a very solid citizen farmer. The boys paid for every cent of the repair. I expect that there were some boot prints on some behinds too. Not his proudest moment and I don't think he even knows that Mom told me about it.

So this kind of stuff has always happened with a few young men who are lacking direction. It is nothing new. But that doesn't make it any less painful or frustrating. If my project was vandalized I would be beside myself and I would also be sick. I am very sorry it happened to you.

I would think that the insurance company would go after the parents, assuming they paid out. Insurance companies don't typically like paying money without recovering it.
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Old 09-13-2016, 05:08 AM
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OK, Ready to rock and roll, solo loaded last night with the assistance of a trailer winch, heading out to the airport in a few. and I can remember when I thought finishing the HS was Exciting! now to find a glow stick to put on the tail....

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Old 09-13-2016, 06:25 AM
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Take it all and the beer fridge. Then you will find after you did that that you will need more including extra beer for the want-ta-bees and the tool you don't know you need now. Your going to find that the hangar is your second girl friends home and you will be spending much of your spare time there even after she is never finished, But is flying. Hope this helps, Yours, R.E.A. III #80888
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Old 09-13-2016, 07:10 AM
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Cool colours! Is that an "ECG trace" going down the side? Very cool.

Good luck with the move!

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