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Mike Wier Aircraft Owner Hanger Owner Old enough to remember, young enough not to have forgotten. Fix Resolution 10-29-17. Aircraft are High-Maintenance Items. Maintenance = Safety Increase Costs = Decrease Maintenance Decrease Maintenance = Decrease Safety.
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Mike Wier Aircraft Owner Hanger Owner Old enough to remember, young enough not to have forgotten Fix Resolution 10-29-17
Aircraft are High-Maintenance Items • Maintenance = Safety • Increase Costs = Decrease Maintenance • Decrease Maintenance = Decrease Safety
Airport Authority's Policy • To be non-discriminatory to aeronautical services providers. • To provide services to all users. • To make services available at fair and reasonable prices. (Boca Raton Airport Authority Minimum Standards page 1.)
Bias against the little guys • Bureaucracy of badging individuals who make few service call to BCT is oppressive • Vetting of FAA licensed personnel is unnecessary Have owners escort them on airport. • Most Small Maintenance Providers Have No Insurance
Piston Aircraft are Airport Users Too • Light aircraft services are diapering at BCT • Common aircraft parts are unavailable • Necessary references are not maintained • Special tools are not in the shop • They employ no one has experience with that type
Fair and Reasonable Price • The shops don't want to task an employee to preform a $200 job on a piston aircraft when they are set-up to do $2,000 jobs on jets. • Light aircraft maintenance if done at all is priced prohibitively to reserve shop space and time for the jets.
Can You Work on My Airplane? • BCT Minimum Standard FBO must provide maintenance • Signature – We don't do that, Call Boca Aircraft Maintenance...BAM we don't work on those. • Atlantic – We don't do that, Call Reliable Jet...RJ – No Manuals for that aircraft. Airport Authority Policy – Don't meet the standard, suspend the provider
Why Make Resolution 10-29-17 • Needed to Address Unregulated Maintenance on the FBO Ramps.
Unregulated Maintenance • All Maintenance Activities Certified Aircraft in the United States is Highly Regulated. • Personnel preforming maintenance do so under FAA license. • How, When and Who is Regulated
On FBO Ramps • While a Few Fast, Simple Tasks Might be Accomplished on the Ramp Almost All Maintenance is Completed in a Leased or Owned Hanger
Fix This Rule • Exempt Aircraft Less Than 5,000 Pounds • No Fees for someone who only works at BCT occasional • Aircraft Owners Insurance to be Accepted in lieu Mechanics Own Policy • Allow Work to be Completed in Owned or Leased Hanger