Auburntsts
Well Known Member
OK, so as not to clog my other thread, I've decided to post this new thread to garner opinions as to what the VAF family thinks is a better option:
-- tie down with a short drive to the airport (IOW max convenience but max weather exposure)
-- hangared but with at least an hour drive to the airport (min convenience but min weather exposure)?
Bear in mind I'm talking about a relatively harsh environment (Southwest Florida).
I'm asking this as my airport of choice (FMY) has a 3-year wait list while there's potential for a much shorter wait at the outlying airports in the region. Specifically there are 4 airports that are each roughly 25 NM as the crow flies from FMY and about an hour's drive, give or take a few minutes, from our house at Fort Myers Beach.
Note: Option 3, sell the plane, is a non-starter but I added it as a throw-away option. I have absolutely no intention to sell regardless of how this all plays out!
-- tie down with a short drive to the airport (IOW max convenience but max weather exposure)
-- hangared but with at least an hour drive to the airport (min convenience but min weather exposure)?
Bear in mind I'm talking about a relatively harsh environment (Southwest Florida).
I'm asking this as my airport of choice (FMY) has a 3-year wait list while there's potential for a much shorter wait at the outlying airports in the region. Specifically there are 4 airports that are each roughly 25 NM as the crow flies from FMY and about an hour's drive, give or take a few minutes, from our house at Fort Myers Beach.
Note: Option 3, sell the plane, is a non-starter but I added it as a throw-away option. I have absolutely no intention to sell regardless of how this all plays out!
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