This afternoon I met with Matt Jensen of the
Salt Lake City Department of Airports. I
signed a lease on a 'T' hangar at South Valley Regional Airport in West
Jordan. I have been on the waiting list
for 3-years and I was beginning to think this day would never come, but it
did! The lease officially begins the 15th
of May, but Matt told me I could go and look at the hangar today and put the
lock on the door. He told me I can make
some electrical changes if I would like to, but I need to let them know what I
am doing before I do so. Any
improvements made to the hanger are to remain when I move out, so they won't be
extensive. I am going to check with my electracian
to see about adding an overhead light and one more electrical outlet. Anything else I do will just be free standing
stuff like a work bench, storage shelves, tools, my compressor, etc. The hangar is located on the north end of the
facility, Row C #12.
Arlene took these
photos during our visit to the hangar that evening.
It was a bit o f an ordeal to get everything
done. I had to have some training before
they could issue my badge. The badge
opens the electronic gate and authorizes me to be in the secure area of the airport. I had to take the hanger lessee training for security
and FOD (foreign object debris) to make sure I understand the need to keep trash and debris from blowing around the
airport. Good stuff but a little common
sense goes a long way in solving any challenges here.
I had doubts this day would ever arrive, but
it has. I am planning to move the wings
and empennage to the hangar and put the engine cowling on here at home. At that point I will move the whole thing to the
hanger along with the tools and supplies.
Now that I have sold Mom's house in Orem and
moved her to Boise I hope to have more time to devote to getting N419AJ
finished and in the air!
