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Citrus County aviation board to draft policy for non-aviation events after safety, FAA concerns
Summary
Board members, airport staff and local pilots discussed drafting a written policy to govern non-aviation events at Citrus County airports after speakers flagged safety, FAA involvement and tenant notice requirements. Staff will prepare bullet points for the board to consider at the next meeting.
The Citrus County Aviation Advisory Board opened a discussion of a possible written policy for non-aviation events at county airports, agreeing to ask staff to draft bullet points for a formal policy after members, airport tenants and consultants raised safety, notification and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concerns.
Todd Regan, Aviation Project Manager, described the current informal process: an event sponsor approaches airport staff, staff reviews insurance and liability, risk management signs off, and — depending on the scale and whether runway operations would be affected — the county or the FAA may need to be involved. "If what you're doing to the runway is it gonna affect, the airport, its operations, then then the FAA will have get involved," Regan said, adding that FAA review could lengthen lead time to as much as six months for events that affect runways or airspace.
Why it matters: closing a runway or permitting public access to airfield pavements affects aircraft operations, tenant businesses and public safety. Board members and…
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