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Old 11-07-2016, 07:54 AM
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Default Moving to DC

Good morning!

The boss just told me its time to sit in an office for a while, so I'll be moving to DC this summer (August - right after Oshkosh . I'm hoping to find some hangar space for my RV-6A, currently at KFLY in Colorado. If anyone has any advice or know of any leads, I'd greatly appreciate your insights.

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Old 11-07-2016, 08:17 AM
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Call or emai David Wartofsky the Chief of everything at Potomac Airpark KVKX.
He will take care of you. You have to get a special secret pin to operate from there but it's easy and fast.
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Old 11-07-2016, 08:24 AM
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"DC" is a large sprawling metro area, and hanger space is scarce and expensive in the close-in areas. Do you know where you work / home will be yet? That would help narrow down your choices. Keep in mind that flying in the immediate DC area (~30nm of DCA) means talking to controllers because of the SFRA and Class Bravo airspace, and a few airports have even more procedures to enable flight in the FRZ. But once you get used to the procedures, it's not a big deal. I choose to base outside of the SFRA at a controlled field with relatively inexpensive hanger space (ESN,) about a 45 minute drive from my home (which is about a 45 minute drive form downtown DC (on a good traffic day.))
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Old 11-07-2016, 08:44 AM
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What he said. You will need to define what painful option you will have to live with. For example, an acquaintance at the pentagon hates commuting daily, so he lives in Crystal City and commutes once a weekend an hour each way to the airplane in a 'relatively' cheap $300/mo hangar. Another wants to fly in the evenings often, so she lives 5 minutes from a $400/mo hangar but has a 1+15 one way commute to the office, mitigated a bit by some telecommuting. There are some options in between, but all require a sacrifice of some sort (money, QOL, freedom of flight, etc).
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Old 11-07-2016, 04:52 PM
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Thanks for the great thoughts everyone. I?m doing a policy fellowship, so most of my time will be at the Pentagon. I think I?ll end up living close in to work and then biting the bullet for the long weekend drives to go fly. I?m also a little weary (maybe intimidated?) of having to file a flight plan just to beat up the pattern or take a friend on a quick first flight (thus leaning towards KHWY or something like that over KVKX). I was looking on the Virginia side, but I?ll check out ESN too.
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Old 11-07-2016, 05:52 PM
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Sumo,

I did the commute for years to DC. I live in in VA so I have been at CJR; its a bit of a trek, but people do it. HWY is a little closer Ive been there too. Now I am at HEF in the SFRA is not a big deal; we just got used to it. Our EAA chapter conducts a lot of YE flights from HEF and hosted a few times the EAA's B-17 and Ford Trimotor. The CAF has been here too. There is JYO on the north side of IAD; all these airports have active RV planes and pilots. About an hour south of DC in VA is RMN and EZF, both are nice airports. I think EZF is a little nicer it has a smaller runway, and a nice cafe. Can't tell you much about MD but there are quite a few.
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Old 11-07-2016, 06:24 PM
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I moved to Dogwood 13 years ago and commuted to downtown DC everyday on the VRC commuter train (5 min from the Airpark). Right now there is a nice home with hangar for sale at the airpark. The original owner (Korean War F86 jockey) passed away.

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Old 11-14-2016, 11:07 AM
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Default Some MD options for you.

I live in Baltimore and fly (rent) out of Martin State (KMTN). So, here are some options for you:
1. Tipton (KFME): I used to take lessons and fly out of here. Very nice non-towered airport between DC and Baltimore. Not much hanger space that I'm aware of, but plenty of ramp space. You'll be flying in and out of the SFRA, which is a pain, but manageable.
2. Martin State (KMTN): Very nice Towered airfield. Very quiet. HUGE runway. Outside of the SFRA, but under the BWI class B. I think they might have hanger space available (at least they did last summer, I haven't checked recently) as well as ramp space.
3. Essex Skypark (W48): A real nice small airfield northeast of Baltimore. Everyone I have met there has been real nice. As of this summer, they were building new hanger space.
4. Montgomery Co (KGAI): Never been here, but I here it's nice, but busy. Once again you are inside the FSRA.
5. Frederick (KFDK): Never been here, but it's the home of AOPA. It can be busy here, too. Outside the FSRA.

Hope that helps.

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Old 11-14-2016, 01:13 PM
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Sumo,

I live in DC proper, and have been flying out of Manassas, VA (HEF) for many, many years.

On the weekends it takes me about 45 minutes from DC to HEF.

As far as filing, it is less than a 2 minute conversation. You establish a profile and FSS recognizes the phone number/associated with a tail number. It really is quite painless.

I have a number of active duty military folks that work for me, it is all about where will you live (commute/schools for kids....) as others have said.

I have two planes in my hangar (share cost- $550 a month), and you can work on the plane. I was on the waiting list for Stafford Airport, and was told one plane to a hangar, and no working it. Took my name off the list.

I will ask around and determine if hangars are available on the field. Tim
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Old 11-14-2016, 01:27 PM
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KMRB is a bit further than the others depending on where you end up, but nice facility. Runway is 8800' x 150', hangars are $200 a month I believe.
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