With nine locations in Tennessee and Mississippi, Dr. Ron Bingham uses his general aviation aircraft to visit his satellite clinics in rural areas.
“We typically have two small planes and a Citation jet,” says Bingham, who owns Bingham Nerve & Muscle, which specializes in neurological testing (electromyography or EMG).
His hangar at McKeller-Sipes Regional Airport (KMKL) in Jackson, Tennessee, has a 70-foot by 16-foot Schweiss Doors hydraulic door equipped with remote openers. He keeps a CJ1 and a Cirrus SR22 in the 90-foot by 70-foot new construction hangar, built by S & G Stephens Construction of Paris, Tennessee.
“I chose a hydraulic door because I wanted maximum clearance to accommodate as many Citation models as we could,” Bingham says. “This door will accommodate a CJ3.”
Bingham, 57, is an avid aviation enthusiast who has owned more than 20 different planes since learning to fly in 1989. He’s type-rated in the Citation 500 series and holds a Citation 525S rating. His love of flying evolved from travels he took with his dad, who was in the Peace Corps.
“I fly an SR22,” he says. “This plane we use to serve eight satellite clinics throughout Tennessee and Mississippi. I fly this plane along with three technologists to each of our satellite clinics to provide nerve and muscle testing.”
“I also fly a Citation CJ,” he continued. “This plane is on lease to defray costs. I have enjoyed buying and selling CJs in recent years. I think the CJ is a very smart plane with lots of utility. I often have two or three planes in the hangar since my son is also a pilot.”
His hangar is heated and air-conditioned with a full bath, office, and storage room.
“I love my door with remote opener,” Bingham says. “It’s reliable, quiet, and I love my hangar. Right now, I’m sitting outside the hangar, just smiling while I look at it.”
Geez! You can look at the articles title and know if you want to read it or not. No need for getting your knickers in a knot.
What was the point of this? Letting someone brag about what they have? Advertise for Schweiss? S & G Stevphens? Cirrus? Cessna?
Arguably one of the most useless articles anywhere. Pretty poor. Usually articles here are very meaty. Sadly, this wasn’t one of them.
I don’t think the warranty issue on hangar doors is confined to Schweiss.
I have a 10 by 40 door from a competitor of theirs, the door itself is well made with the BIG exception that all the electrical components (relays and limit switches) and the 220 volt motor are “trapped” between the leaves of the door when it is open. If there is any failure, there is simply NO way get the door back down.
The motor is fine but the control box (made by Chamberlain) has ZERO support and is utterly primitive, right out of the 1940s. It has a couple of relays (one big expensive one, mine has failed four times so far) and some moderately finicky jackscrew operated limit switches.
I’d also like to see the motor relocated so it isn’t “trapped” between the leaves of the door when it is open
I’ve bypassed the control box entirely and now have a manual rotary switch to open and close the door. No limit switches, so I have to keep an eye on it.
I did design a modern door controller (Arduino plus solid state relays and angle sensors) but discovered that I’d need UL approval to sell them, which is very expensive and slow. Eventually, I’ll get around to installing this on my own hangar door and maybe “leak” the schematic and BOM onto the dark web or something.
I saw this problem coming when I ordered my 12′ x 44′ Schweiss door. I didn’t need a 12′ door but I figured I could set the limit switches at the 10′ level for access. I’ve never had a problem with my control box or door in 22 years but IF I did, I ordered a hand crank just in case. Last year, a neighbors hangar door popped a breaker in his control box. I had to climb into the folded door to find it and reset it for him … poor design.
Yeah … this article IS a bit over the top. Nice hangar and superb airplanes but … WHY? Maybe GA News is having a “Hangar of the Week” competion and the good doc won?
One thing you don’t want is a Doc that doesn’t know his stuff. Docs that know their stuff generally make lots of money.
Good for him and good for the communities he serves.
Wish I could afford a CJ…..maybe if I’d gone to Med school I could.
I’ve often wondered where all the money went when insurance premiums exploded with the passage of Obamacare and more recently the expansion of Medicaid. Now I know.
the govt got more involved. The next thing the govt improves will be the first thing they’ve improved.
Doctors and plumbers which one to be 🤔
I guess Schweiss doors is an advertiser in your news website. Time for me to bail on your website.
Good luck finding someone to work on it once the warranty runs out!