FAA says hangar homes won't fly at public airports

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

Agreements allowing private plane owners with "hangar homes" adjacent to airports to taxi directly from their property onto airport tarmacs risk turning government investments into private perks, a Federal Aviation Administration official said Wednesday.

FAA officials want to cut off federal aid to public airports that sign new so-called "through-the-fence" agreements with real estate developers and homeowners.

... The committee is considering a bill by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., to allow airports to continue to enter into new through-the-fence agreements.

... Hangar homes can command prices far exceeding other homes in the same community. For example, in Weld County, Colo., where the median single-family home is $250,600, houses in a subdivision with through-the-fence access to the Erie Municipal Airport sell for as much as $1.1 million.

Problems have included pets, people and private vehicles - including golf carts - wandering through fence openings onto airport tarmacs, including taxiways. Buildings and other structures erected by residents have also interfered with navigational radio signals and efforts to keep planes from coming too close together. Some airports have been unable to make critical safety improvements to taxiways and runways because of limitations resulting from the through-the-fence arrangements.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/22/3048850/faa-says-hangar-homes-wont-fly.html

[sadbear]

1. More republican tea party bending over backwards to accomodate the wealthy

They serve their masters well, don't they?

[liberal N proud]

2. I can't think of too many of Sam Graves constituents who need this service

I lived in his district for many years and even knew one of his aids. And yes, he is only thinking of a few wealthy on stupid shit like this.

:wtf:

[Canuckistanian]

3. Oh, no, no, no

If the rich want a super-secure America with shoe-searching and naked scanning, they should pitch in with the REST of us peasants.

Besides, how can we trust THEM? THEY'RE the ones who are buddy-buddy with the radical Islamic Saudis. What if they were compromised, and some nutcase Saudi pilot managed to get on the tarmac?

BOOM, 9/11 all over again.