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THE HANGAR REPORT
ISSUE №001 · AUGUST 2026
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What owner-pilots tell each other, but nobody writes down.
01 FLY-IN RADAR
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Aug 20 · Mankato Regional (KMKT), MN — EAA Chapter 642 Fly-In Pancake Breakfast. 7:30am–noon, PICs fly in free.
Aug 20 · Boyceville, WI (3T3) — Sun Fly-In Pancake Breakfast, sponsored by the Airport Booster Club. 7–11:30am, CTAF 122.8.
Aug 20 · Nary National Airport / Shefland Field (5MN1), MN — EAA Chapter 1397's weekly Thursday fly-out — this week it's pizza. 5–7pm.
Aug 21–23 · London, Ontario, Canada — Airshow London SkyDrive, billed as Canada's original drive-in air show. If you're anywhere in the Great Lakes region, this is the marquee event of the month.
Have a fly-in happening next week? Reply and I'll feature it in Issue #2.
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02 HANGAR TALK
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What a 172, a Bonanza, and a Cherokee actually cost you per year
Everyone quotes the purchase price. Almost nobody quotes the number that matters: annual cost of ownership. The gap between “what I budgeted” and “what a thorough annual costs when something isn’t routine” is where new owners get surprised — and that gap widens as you move from a 172 toward a retractable-gear PA-24 or a Bonanza.
READ THE FULL BREAKDOWN →
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03 LOGBOOK STORIES
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Why I’m Building This
“I, like probaly most of you grew up fascinated by aviation. Looking up to the sky and wonder what it would be like to be in each and every single flight spotted — one discovery flight, then years of ‘someday.’ This newsletter is me writing down what nobody wrote down for me.”
— Simón, Founder
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04 GEAR & TOOLS
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THIS WEEK’S PICK
ForeFlight
If you're not using an EFB for flight planning and weight & balance yet, this is still the category leader for a reason. Worth the subscription for cross-country flying alone. (No affiliate relationships yet — recommendations here are genuinely mine, and I'll always tell you when that changes.)