Regulations and Government
FAA Issues Common-sense Hangar Use Policy
Allievating general aviation community fears, the FAA's new hangar use policy will not ban refridgerators, bar-b-que grills, and recliners from hangars.
Under FAA guidance, hangars at small airports can be used for non-aeronautical purposes if there is no immediate aviation use for the building. The guidance is a relief for many, who feared the agency would issue a much more stringent rule. (Photo: Nigel Moll)
Under FAA guidance, hangars at small airports can be used for non-aeronautical purposes if there is no immediate aviation use for the building. The guidance is a relief for many, who feared the agency would issue a much more stringent rule. (Photo: Nigel Moll)

When the FAA announced in 2014 that it would be introducing new hangar-use regulations at grant-assured airports, many hangar tenants viewed the rulemaking process with suspicion, concerned that they would be forced to dispose of comforts of home such as refrigerators, barbeque grills, pin-ups and lawn chairs.