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
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During EAA AirVenture, several home / hangar owners asked about the proper maintenance on their hangar door. Since they weren’t the original owner of the structure, they couldn’t find printed material on what they should or shouldn’t do to make sure their doors worked – or continued to work – properly.Continue readingHangar door maintenance info offered
WAVE, which was opened with an air show in May, is the only residential air park of its kind in Australia and has succeeded in attracting residents from across Australia.Continue readingAustralian airpark to receive first resident
Once again, the issue is related to thru-the-fence agreements. In the case of Orcas Island, there is a lengthy history surrounding the airport and how there came to be 26 residential lots adjoining the airport property.Continue readingThru-the-Fence discussion reaches Orcas Island, Washington
As Babbitt completed that sentence the standing room only crowd that was there to hear the administrator let out a very large groan indicating strong disagreement with the answer.Continue readingFAA’s long-standing policy against thru the fence agreements booed at Oshkosh
What makes this story applicable to Living With Your Plane is the fact that Independence Airpark is co-located at Independence State Airport, and exists as a result of a thru-the-fence (TTF) agreement.Continue readingAn example of good press
Each year I am surprised by the number of people I speak with at flyins who comment on the idea of living on an airport in a residential community. Frequently a male says he thinks the idea is great “but I can’t get my wife to even think about it.”Continue readingFAA threatening airports with TTF pacts
In many ways, residential airparks or hangar homes can provide security and economic benefits to the airport and support an overarching goal of helping the airport become self sustaining.Continue readingAOPA calling for ‘greater flexibility’ on TTF issue
If a member of an airpark homeowner’s association fails (or refuses) to make his required assessment payments what can be done?Continue readingForeclosure option for failing to pay HOA fees
If you know of an airpark that has sold in the last few years, the information will be helpful in setting a fair market value for the property he is trying to appraise.Continue readingAppraiser seeks info on sales of airparks
To encourage the residential side of the development, Pressler Developments is flying Pay and Lenny Ohlsson, from Florida’s Spruce Creek Fly-In to the July Wide Bay Australia International Airshow. Continue readingDown Under airpark taking off
Is the any help out there for someone who wants to build a small airpark? I’d like to create one in Texas with with about four lots and a 2600 foot strip.Continue readingWriter seeking help creating airpark
I am in the process of buying a lot on a airpark that is under development and the property owner’s association will need to be formed and rules/bylaws written. Continue readingLot buyer seeking set of rules for new airpark
We have property on a gravel airstrip. The Board of Directors wants to chip seal the runway. Where can I find out about the strength, cost, endurance, upkeep problems, affect of temperature and any problems with chip seal?Continue readingWriter seeks info on chip-sealing gravel runway
Over the years we’ve found that the general aviation industry usually went into recession a little later than other businesses and took longer to recover.Continue readingInteresting data in real estate survey