Congress Aims To Change FAA Airport Access Policy

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Bills are now under consideration in both the House and Senate to amend a recent FAA policy that restricts airport access. The "Community Airport Access and Protection Act of 2010" addresses the FAA's decision to prohibit "through the fence" access at most public airports. Such access has long been enjoyed by owners of hangar homes and other neighbors who use airports on a regular basis. "Please contact your senators and representatives to support these bills," Brent Blue wrote to AVweb this week. Blue founded a group called Through The Fence to organize opposition to the policy. "No data, studies, or non-FAA-personnel's opinion went into the new order," which was issued last September without any input from the public or advocacy groups, says Blue. Through The Fence is encouraging all pilots and others interested in general aviation airports to contact their senators and representatives to support this legislation.

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Rosstafari Daaaang. /X

Good luck. Given the well-publicized private plane thefts by non-pilots just the past few weeks in Washington and California -- and a few others as of late, like the guy that flew down from Canada -- I don't think public opinion will side with GA when it comes to locking down airstrips tighter.

It's incredible how many owners won't take the simple precaution of locking the door to their plane. While most airports are pretty safe, there's thousands in equipment in there for the taking... if they don't just decide to take the plane up for a spin instead.