The AOPA, in a letter dated December 18, has asked the FAA for more flexibility in its “proposed ‘one size fits all’ approach to airparks and other residential through-the-fence (TTF) operations at public-use airports”.Continue readingAOPA Online: Flexibility needed for through-the-fence access
Author: Ben Sclair
I am looking for experiences and suggestions pertaining to residential airparks where a developer or individual owns the underlying land of the runway(s), taxiways, roads and other common areas.Continue readingAirpark Land Ownership vs. HOA
The FAA’s new Airport Compliance Manual (ACM) adversely affects every federally funded airport by its new mandate telling local airports how to deal with their neighbors.Continue readingNew FAA Policy Adversely Affects All Airports
The FAA has issued a memorandum relating to “Compliance Guidance Letter (CGL) 2009-1-Through-the-Fence and On-Airport Residential Access To Federally Obligated Airports”. Our opposition to the CGL and memorandum are based on a number of points.Continue readingOur opposition to the FAAs Compliance Guidance Letter
Are there any lenders that understand lending or specialize in lending to purchase an airpark property?Continue readingQuestion: Any lenders specializing in airpark property?
Do you think that Americans already living in a Fly-In Community could be interested, as a secondary home, to buy one in Canada?Continue readingQuestion: How about a 2nd airpark home … in Canada
I was able to speak with a number of airpark developers as well as individuals who are currently living on airparks or looking for a place to purchase. A couple real estate agents who specialize in homes on airparks were also on hand for me to share ideas with.Continue readingRamblings from AOPA Aviation Summit
The proposed subdivision, dubbed Appalachee Bluff, is eventually going to include more than 50 lotsContinue readingAirpark coming to Monroe, Georgia
Although widely publicized, I do not see our airport listed. Scott County Airport (Oneida, TN) is currently “in informal non-compliance” with FAA land use. All funds have been with held. This is in retaliation for granting TTF access to the Big SouthFork Airpark.Continue readingAdd Scott County to TTF-troubled list
I live on a modest little airport community 18 mi. north of Tampa FL. called Tampa North Aeropark (X39). Before this Sub-Prime Mortgage Fiasco hit the fan the market value of my 4 bedroom 3 full-bath country-style hangar home was approximately $440,000. Now I can’t get an appraisal up over $250,000. Continue readingLetter: Need some help with COMPS
My local GA field has imposed a fee on through the fence operations. I have always understood that ‘through the fence’ applied to operations taking an aircraft through a gate onto or off of the field.Continue readingWhat is ‘through the fence’?
Jerry and Barbara Norcia have posted a short video explaining why they built their home next to Creswell Airport in Oregon. Continue readingYouTube clips explains thru-the-fence impact
A judge has issued a temporary restraining order on the destruction of an inactive east-west runway at Erie, Colorado’s Erie Air Park.Continue readingDaily Camera: Erie, Air Park residents disagree on runway removal
Not surprisingly, NATA found a large number of respondents experienced inconsistent application of the FARs from “Regional, Aircraft Certification (ACOs) and Flight Standards District Offices (FSDOs)”.Continue readingNATA finds FAA inconsistencies
We own a 7000 foot runway as part of a closed military base. Do you have any links to qualified firms that can advise on the feasibility of an airpark?Continue readingLooking for development sources?