While the rain is falling - New hangar mezzanine

I plan to fly with my friend Luc in his S-2C to get back in the groove of flying a Pitts. However, Wx over the last two weeks in our area has not been suitable for flight; it rained so much that many places are flooded. We therefore took the opportunity of this crappy weather to work on an important improvement to the hangar: a mezzanine.

There wasn't even a toilet in the hangar before. In winter at -20°C outside, jettisoning your unusable fuel can be painful. This mezzanine has many important new features that will make the time spent in our Pitts stop more enjoyable:

• Washroom
• Hot water
• Kitchen area with microwave, sink, small stove and fridge
• More storage room
• More light
• Better sound
• Dedicated spot for de-humidifier 
• Clean area for flight preparation, documents and books
• Security camera

Our friend Joe was kind enough to put our birds in his hangar free of dust for two weeks. Here is how our spot looked like before starting the work:

Initial structure work, very well done by Rich, the carpenter of the airport:

Bulk of the structure completed:

Working on the fence + table finishing. Note the ledge to minimize the risk of dropping something:

Epoxy coat:

Almost done:

Spent a lot of time to reorganize the storage:

Final shot, ready to roll the airplanes back in!

It was raining cats and dogs so we'll move the airplanes later : (

Big thanks to my friend Luc for the great initiative. It will definitely enhance the hangar experience. We can actually receive people now so if you come up in the area and stop in CSE4, feel free to drop me a line to meet us at our new Pitts stop!

Stay tuned for the next update on the Pitts : )