Hangar home at T25

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Hangar home at T25

Postby Sonex1517 » Fri May 12, 2023 11:08 pm

So it’s time to share some exciting news - my wife and I bought a lot at an airpark and have begun the process of building a home to move into permanently.

My wife, Brenda, finished her Sport Pilot certificate in February in our 1945 Aeronca Champ - hand prop, old school. My Sonex checks all the boxes for fun flying….I can keep my current job and move anywhere, so….

I had been looking for years to locate an airpark that checked all my personal criteria, and this past winter we found it at T25 - Aero Estates in Texas. We bought a vacant lot and have begun the insanity of building a custom hangar home where the hangar space is larger than the living area.

We hope to move there for good in about a year.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at Oshkosh this year, where I am again writing for AirVenture Today all week. A dream come true - the airpark home and writing for EAA at Oshkosh!
Robbie Culver
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Re: Hangar home at T25

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat May 13, 2023 12:25 am

Robbie that is awesome!
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Re: Hangar home at T25

Postby WaiexN143NM » Sat May 13, 2023 5:38 am

hi robbie,
congrats! way cool!
see you at airventure.


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Re: Hangar home at T25

Postby jowens » Sat May 13, 2023 9:23 am

Congratulations, Robbie!!!! Absolutely incredible in soooo many ways. Enjoy!!
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Re: Hangar home at T25

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat May 13, 2023 1:10 pm

You will miss the cold, traffic and taxes though.
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Re: Hangar home at T25

Postby N111YX » Sat May 13, 2023 3:03 pm

I'd like to pop in when it's done so you can tell me what to do and not do when building a hangar home.

Congratulations Robbie and Brenda!
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Re: Hangar home at T25

Postby N111YX » Sat May 13, 2023 3:04 pm

N111YX wrote:I'd like to pop in when it's done so you can tell me what to do and what not to do when building a hangar home.

Congratulations Robbie and Brenda!
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Re: Hangar home at T25

Postby Sonex1517 » Sat May 13, 2023 4:17 pm

Thanks everyone!

We will have enough room in the hangar for another Sonex or Waiex visiting, and a spare bedroom if you want to stay overnight!

My guesstimate is this is going to take the better part of a year, so our goal is to move in June 2024.
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Re: Hangar home at T25

Postby builderflyer » Mon May 15, 2023 9:54 am

Sonex1517 wrote:So it’s time to share some exciting news - my wife and I bought a lot at an airpark and have begun the process of building a home to move into permanently.


Congratulations to you and your wife, Robbie. My wife and I bought a home/hangar on an airpark in northern California about 12 years ago. While it's certainly not utopia, the positives exceed the negatives and as a pilot/aircraft owner, its an experience to be had like no other. Hope everything goes smoothly for you during the building process and beyond...........

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Re: Hangar home at T25

Postby tx_swordguy » Mon May 15, 2023 10:53 am

Congrats Robbie !
We are in the finishing stages of our home at T25 and should be in, in about a month. Looking forward to meeting you. It is a great bunch of people out there !
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