Kent Ashton
Well Known Member
In a very surprising reversal of proposed policy, the FAA issued a new policy that working in aircraft hangars and homebuilding in hangars at federally-assisted airports ARE aeronautical activities and must be reasonably accommodated by airport sponsors.
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FAA-2014-0463-2466
By way of background, some 10 years ago I filed a 14 CFR ? 16 complaint against the Concord Regional Airport over this. The FAA ruled in my case that such activities, including testing homebuilt aircraft, were not aeronautical activities and did not have to be accommodated. Concord booted me out of my hangar for complaining about it and the FAA cited my case as settled precedent for the proposed (restrictive) rule. I figured there was no reversing this.
I can only think it came from the hundreds of comments that pilots and homebuilders left at the rule docket. Good work guys.
-Kent
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FAA-2014-0463-2466
By way of background, some 10 years ago I filed a 14 CFR ? 16 complaint against the Concord Regional Airport over this. The FAA ruled in my case that such activities, including testing homebuilt aircraft, were not aeronautical activities and did not have to be accommodated. Concord booted me out of my hangar for complaining about it and the FAA cited my case as settled precedent for the proposed (restrictive) rule. I figured there was no reversing this.
I can only think it came from the hundreds of comments that pilots and homebuilders left at the rule docket. Good work guys.
-Kent