X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:47:44 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-ia0-f180.google.com ([209.85.210.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.4) with ESMTPS id 6189300 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:10:19 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.210.180; envelope-from=mdpilot982@gmail.com Received: by mail-ia0-f180.google.com with SMTP id l29so563063iag.11 for ; Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:09:43 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.50.173.6 with SMTP id bg6mr8967642igc.102.1365476982036; Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:09:42 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from MikeSmithPC (c-75-72-250-131.hsd1.mn.comcast.net. [75.72.250.131]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id p11sm21039103igr.4.2013.04.08.20.09.40 (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:09:41 -0700 (PDT) From: "Michael D Smith" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Slope of Hangar Apron X-Original-Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 22:09:40 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0018_01CE34A5.C4D47830" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Ac40z6zbBkfZ8fmjTHOOpbYaZLdBKg== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01CE34A5.C4D47830 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Listers, This may seem like a random question, but potentially I am building a hangar on a lot that has a water drainage issue with taxiway runoff. The building needs to be elevated, not a big deal, but that slopes the apron leading to the taxiway. Does anyone know if there's a code value for the slope, i.e. a 1% grade, or some other rule of thumb as to what may constitute too steep of a grade, i.e., so steep that pushing the plane up would be too much or so steep the plane would roll uncontrollable down if one is moving it by hand? Any insights would be appreciated. Michael Smith ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01CE34A5.C4D47830 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Listers,

 

This may seem like a random question, but potentially = I am building a hangar on a lot that has a water drainage issue with taxiway runoff.  The building needs to be elevated, not a big deal, but = that slopes the apron leading to the taxiway.  Does anyone know if there’s a = code value for the slope, i.e. a 1% grade, or some other rule of thumb as to what = may constitute too steep of a grade, i.e., so steep that pushing the plane = up would be too much or so steep the plane would roll uncontrollable down if one = is moving it by hand?  Any insights would be = appreciated.

 

Michael Smith

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