Gary,
We fly from the Nampa, ID muni airport which is a moderately busy
facility without a tower just outside the Boise class C airspace. So
far, our operations are fairly informal. I stay in touch with the
airport manager and commission on a regular basis. We move our
trailers to the active end of the airport with cars and assemble and
leave our rigs while flying in an "unofficial" glider assembly area
which was originally designed as the run up area. In the present
taxiway re-alignment plan the airport commissioners and manager have
made allowances for our operations which, if they had not, would have
created some major changes for us. We do have either a flashing light
on each car or the standard checkered flag. We have never had issues
about wing runners or any launch procedures. We strive to never make
any power traffic do a go around while launching or landing. Our
big plus is that we seem to be in good favor with the power guys. I
wonder if that is where your problems are really coming from. Did
some one go to your airport manager and complain about something you
may have done to tick him/her off? Frank Whiteley's info in very
detailed and should give you a lot of help. Unfortunately, once you
have anybody in authority making rules at an airport it takes a lot of
"communications" to get them to change. I hope it is not too late for
things to be worked out. Once you have the - them against us -
attitude you are in trouble. Yes, the most frustrating thing is to be
dealing with a non aviation minded airport manager who feels they are
doing the safety thing.
Tom
Idaho

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