FAA Extends Time For Hangar-Rule Comments

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The FAA will allow the GA community an extra 30 days to comment on a proposed policy that spells out what is considered acceptable use of a hangar, EAA said late Tuesday afternoon. The request for comments was due to expire this Friday, and by Tuesday afternoon more than 1,100 comments had been logged. EAA said it had asked for an extra 60 days, and added that requests were also made by the Commemorative Air Force and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. “EAA felt that more time should be granted for the public to weigh in on this important issue for those who have hangars on airports that receive federal grant assurances,” said Sean Elliott, EAA’s vice president of advocacy and safety. EAA said it requested the extension due to “strong and ongoing member interest in receiving more in-depth understanding of the issue, combined with a desire to provide meaningful comments about the policy.”

EAA has said it supports the FAA’s creation of a hangar-use policy because it helps eliminate confusion about appropriate hangar use for the aviation community. However, EAA has taken issue with some details of the proposal. For example, EAA believes that all active aircraft construction for education and recreation should be a protected aeronautical activity, and asked the FAA to replace the term “final assembly of aircraft” as a protected aeronautical use to “active assembly of aircraft.” EAA said it will submit its detailed comments to the docket close to the deadline in early October.

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