Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 29; Flight Crew Total 2323; Flight Crew Type 619
Situational Awareness; Distraction
Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
ATC Equipment / Nav Facility / Buildings; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Airport
I conducted a training flight with another experienced flight instructor for the purpose of a high performance endorsement. The flight departed from Independence State Airport (7S5) and returned two hours later. The weather was VFR with cumulous ceilings above 3;000 ft. Surface winds were northerly at 10 to 15 kts. The only flight precaution was AIRMET SIERRA for occasional mountain obscuration. We departed Runway 34 and landed on Runway 34 upon our return. The apron area for loading and unloading passengers; refueling; and parking is located east of the runway; between Taxiway A1 and A2; with taxi lanes on the north and south ends. The airport was on a north wind operation that day; so we used the taxi lane on the south end in order to make an upwind turn to access the fuel island.Five days later we start hearing from other pilots how 'pissed off' [a] hangar owner is that we used the taxi lane in front of [their] hangar adjacent to the taxi lane. Aircraft and other vehicles are often parked dangerously close to the taxi lane in front of [the] hangar; so taxiing requires great care to avoid collision. Many times the hangar occupants shut down; leave aircraft unattended; and block the taxi lane. This causes other aircraft to use the downwind taxi lanes causing unsafe operations; especially for tailwheel aircraft. Being considerate of each other is imperative to aviation safety.
Cessna Flight Instructor reported parked aircraft and vehicles blocking a taxi lane causing other aircraft to take evasive taxi routes to avoid.