Hangar Ettiquet

[sky37d]

I don't know about you, but I never try to get even. It's such an archaic concept. You can't get even. Instead, in my advancing years, I have settled for ahead. Because, behind is behind, and no one cares who was second. I prefer to win. There is no such thing as Frontier Justice,

Since you have already talked to the airport manager, you kind of have to let it sit there and stew. Be patient. Remeber, few things are more dangerous than a patient man.

If nothing happens for a while, you then have every reason to escalate your response.

 

[EagleRJ]

How does he get his machines into the hanger once he's in front of it? He has to use a dolly at some point, unless he's a Man and flies the helicopter into the hanger! It wouldn't take too much longer to dolly it from the edge of the row.

Or, what about having the landlord force him to move to one of the t-hangars on the end closest to the taxiway? Then he can hover taxi to his heart's content and no one will care.

I like the garden hose idea, though. A two-foot deep layer of dry leaves, or a few inches of volcanic ash spread in front of your hanger would be entertaining and effective, too!

 

[Almerick07]

Get out your FAR/AIM do some research,find a reg they bust, call the Feds and sit back and watch their noncompliant attitudes get sent through the ringer by the men in black suits....bound to open up a can of worms

 

[suen1843]

.........Anyone know of a balled-up helicopter wreck located in the mid-atlantic region? I will plop it on the automobile side of the hanger where this guys customers are parking their cars on my side......

LMAO. Now that is what I would call creative thinking. The looks on the faces of both the owners and the customers would be priceless!

 

[flint4xx]

If it were me, in addition to some good ideas above, I would be doing my engine runup right in front of their hanger. Nice long high power runup. Better double check those mags...
It would be a shame if some debris flew into their hanger.

 

[DX Rick]

Next time he wants to hover by and not wait for you to close the door. Point your .50cal at him. I'm sure he'll move.

 

[Pedro]

Next time he wants to hover by and not wait for you to close the door. Point your .50cal at him. I'm sure he'll move.

Wow, how come nobody thought about that before...

 

[dash8driver]

Wow, how come nobody thought about that before...

cuz fn fal's asleep at the wheel!

i'm with avbug on the unfortunate things that happen on occasion. also if you happen to do that engine runup or otherwise blow into his hangar...dont forget to tell him its free of charge, or you appreciated him cleaning out your hangar and you just wanted to return the favor.

 

[FN FAL]

cuz fn fal's asleep at the wheel!

Hahaha :nuts:

 

[A Squared]

I like the garden hose idea, though. A two-foot deep layer of dry leaves, or a few inches of volcanic ash spread in front of your hanger would be entertaining and effective, too!

An even better idea is a sheet of visqueen or even a blue tarp. picks up itne rotor wash *much* better than a hose, and will absolutely destroy a rotor system once it wraps around the mast

 

[BRIGADEAVIATOR]

askdj

Nah i'm thinking you should find his car and cover it with 5 bags of flour when he's flying. Then make a big happy face on his windshield. HA HA

 

[sky37d]

Nah i'm thinking you should find his car and cover it with 5 bags of flour when he's flying. Then make a big happy face on his windshield. HA HA

Ah, but there is clearly more then one of them, and it's messing with cars, not helicopters. A couple of bags of flour spilled on the ground wouldn't have much effect. I'm liking the hose, prop blast during run up, and of course the .50 cal.

 

[A Squared]

I got to thinking about it after I made my blue tarp suggestion. Initially it was mostly tounge in cheek, but you could use it as an effective ploy.

Go to the owner of the helicopter operation. politely tell him that whenever you are at your hangar with the door open, you will spread a plastic tarp on the ground in front of your hangar, as a means of notifying his pilots that your door is open and not to hover there. If he has any sense at all, he'll realize what a flying tarp will do to a helicopter. Encourage your other hangar neighbors to do the same. There's almost no way a sane helicopter pilot would hover down a row of hangers with plastic tarps laid out on the ground, if he does, I doubt he'll do it a second time.

 

[Almerick07]

I like the Flour idea on the car....except just put a coat of it on the ground right where they park....pretty funny seeing their helicopter/hanger/cars covered in flour, plus no one will die and the helicopter will survive.

 

[RightPedal]

I got to thinking about it after I made my blue tarp suggestion. Initially it was mostly tounge in cheek, but you could use it as an effective ploy.

Go to the owner of the helicopter operation. politely tell him that whenever you are at your hangar with the door open, you will spread a plastic tarp on the ground in front of your hangar, as a means of notifying his pilots that your door is open and not to hover there. If he has any sense at all, he'll realize what a flying tarp will do to a helicopter. Encourage your other hangar neighbors to do the same. There's almost no way a sane helicopter pilot would hover down a row of hangers with plastic tarps laid out on the ground, if he does, I doubt he'll do it a second time.

Man I wouldn't want to be within 300 yard that happening, 50cal or not. Make sure you got good insurance cuz there is going to be a bunch of broke stuff around.

 

[dash8driver]

eat a lot of chili and stuff, then follow it up with some effective bowel cleaner.... come to work and crap in the air vents of his car (the ones right infront of the windshield).






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[Metro752]

On top of the flour, eggs will really screw up the car too

 

[Cat3C]

A bucket of range balls and either a wedge or an iron ought to liven things up - depending on how your game is.

 

[Huggyu2]

Tarps out front,.. .50 cal rifles,... garden hoses,.... Y'all have really thought this out carefully; I'm impressed. I'm sure you could pull it off, and there would be NO WAY that the rude guy in the helo would ever be able to sue you for some sort of liability. I'm sure your wife and kids would be right there to support you when the judge rules on your share of the damage to his aircraft. "Sorry, son, you'll really need to get a scholarship now, I guess."
I'm disappointed that pilots, which as a whole claim to be very wise and clever, can't come up with a way to get this guy to comply that will be quick, painless, LEGAL, and hopefully leave a permanent (and positive) impression on the helo pilot. Instead, you sound like a bunch of street-tough-wannabes that act like they're going to run out and rough up anyone that doesn't comply with their demands.

 

[dash8driver]

Instead, you sound like a bunch of street-tough-wannabes that act like they're going to run out and rough up anyone that doesn't comply with their demands.

thats right.. dont mess with the flightinfo crew, boiii!

now all we need is a gang sign to flash and decide on a color for our bandanas.





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