The FAA’s new Airport Compliance Manual adversely affects every federally funded airport by its new mandate telling local airports how to deal with their neighbors, according to the organizer of ThroughTheFence.org. Brent Blue notes the new policy forbids local airport authorities from entering into new “through-the-fence” (TTF) agreements with owners and requires the non-renewal of current agreements at the end of their contract term. The rule, which replaces “discourage” with “prohibit,” affects thousands of businesses, pilots, aircraft hangars, and hangar homes connected by gated taxiways to airport property, Blue says.

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