Originally Posted by
crusty old aviator
Make it 60' wide and allow multiple aircraft in a hangar. Most antiques, like Stinson's, Waco's, and Beechcraft are good sized aircraft. The wee classics can be fit in among them. Are you located in the snowbelt? Will you plow the runway in winter, or have everyone fly off skis, like the strip I'm based out of? 100LL is toxic to most antique engines, so a self-serve fuel farm with straight mogas, which goes for about $30K, would be the better investment. Are you planning on a septic tank and drainfield system for the public bathrooms? Why couldn't individual hangars have their own, too, if the owners wanted it? Would you allow a hangar owner to run a water line from your well or water main to his hangar? Electricity is important. If 3 phase is available, that would afford more options in the machinery and tools used in restoration work. 3000' of sod is better than a golf course. Well done!