Is it typical for an FBO to ask to see evidence of a/c insurance?

: If you seriously think that any airport in this neck of the woods is going to
: give up the $450/month or so rent on each of their hangars just because some
: judge says they have to go back to dealing with insurance the way they dealt
: with it a few years ago, you really have a screw loose.

... but with the insanity that has become of liability insurance in the past
(surprisingly few) years, it may *not* make sense.

I'm actually interested in the legalities of the leases that federally-funded
airports use for hangars and tiedowns. Some issues are specifically spelled out
(self-fueling, for instance). Other issues are less clear... like what one is allowed
to do in ones rented hangar. Some places are getting so that you aren't allowed to
keep tools in your own hangar... just an airplane.

Anyway, the whole thing is rather sickening. I figure you should be able to
do whatever the hell you want if you're leasing the space (provided you are not
breaking the law WRT chemical hazzards, fire codes, drug smuggling, etc)...

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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wrote:

Anyway, the whole thing is rather sickening. I figure you should
be able to
do whatever the hell you want if you're leasing the space (provided you are not
breaking the law WRT chemical hazzards, fire codes, drug smuggling, etc)...

Be careful how you phrase that or more airports will end up like SMO,
where hangars are not available and about 1/3 of the ones on the field
are being used for non-aviation purposes. See Barry Schiff's column in
AOPA pilot last month on this...