The roughly 75 airports nationwide with residential through-the-fence access may continue to offer those operations and remain in compliance with FAA regulations, according to the agency’s new through-the-fence policy released Sept. 9.Continue readingAOPA Online: FAA to uphold existing through-the-fence access
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AOPA is reporting a meeting with the FAA has, “described the criteria that will be outlined in the office’s soon-to-be-released revision of its policy on residential through-the-fence access at federally funded airports.”Continue readingAOPA: FAA hints at details of upcoming through-the-fence proposal
Do you live in this home? Do you know who lives in this home? If memory serves correct, this home is located in Washington state, but I wouldn’t guarantee it.Continue readingDo you own this home?
Mark Scheibe has plans to develop Mohican Airpark on 43 acres with 17 lots and two grass airstrips for planes off of state Route 3 in Clinton Township.Continue readingMohican Airpark (Ohio) takes first step
Marc C. Lee authored a nice story in the September 2010 issue of Plane & Pilot magazine. The story, “Airpark Living: Waking Up To Your Dream” offers briefs descriptions on 18 airparks around the country (and one in Costa Rica). Be sure to check it out.Continue readingNice airpark story in Plane & Pilot
This is good news for all of general aviation. Could we be seeing a little bit of flexibility from the FAA?Continue readingFAA getting more flexible?
Are you proud of your airpark home? Send us some pictures that we can share on Living With Your Plane.Continue readingShare your airpark home with us
The Snohomish County (Washington) Council has voted 4-0 to preserve (or at least try to preserve) Frontier Airpark by requiring “a special notice for any new developments within 2,500 feet of airpark communities.”Continue readingHeraldNet: County Council tries to preserve area’s last airpark
Neighbors of Stellar Airpark, in Chandler, have little concern over safety. Even the neighbor who’s house has been crashed into. While not overly flattering, author Megan Boehnke could have done much worse in her AZcentral.com.Continue readingResidents near Chandler airport worry little about safety
Oneida, Tenn. – Big South Fork Airpark, an aviation and equestrian community adjacent to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area 50 miles…Continue readingBig South Fork Airpark completes development phase
I am inquiring about floor plans. I need to blow up the thumbnails to get a better view and also need the prices and what is included with the plans. Any help? Thanks.Continue readingQuestion: More information on floorplans
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
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
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
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