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FAA limits paragliding at Cache County airport; board reviews glider operations after damage and safety complaints
Summary
Airport staff said the FAA directed that paragliders must obtain ARTCC approval to operate at the airport; the airport is not allowing paragliders to operate and the board discussed glider parking, mud tracked onto taxiways and a damaged light.
The airport manager told the board the FAA Flight Standards District Office (Salt Lake City FSDO) has advised the airport that paragliders operating in the airportairspace need approval from the Air Route Traffic Control Center because the airport is in controlled airspace. The FSDO inspector told the manager that ARTCC approval is unlikely; as a result, the airport is no longer permitting paragliders to operate from airport property, the manager said.
The manager also updated the board on concerns about glider operations. Gliders had been using an abandoned runway west of the field and entering…
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