Hangar vs. tiedown Reasons I keep my airplane in a hangar: 1. Texas sun just beats the heck out of everything 2. What the sun doesn't get, the wind and dust do 3. What the sun, the wind, and the dust don't get, hail does 4. I can work on the plane and keep all my tools and "stuff" handy and just lock up the hangar 5. I use autogas and keep a 55 gallon drum in the hangar. 6. I store stuff that would clutter up my garage at home. 7. If it's raining, I still have an excuse to go to the airport and putter around 8. If I lived in snow country, I wouldn't have to deice the airplane and get snow off of it 9. During cold weather, it's easy to preheat 10. I've got electricity and water
