VICTORY!

If y'all recall, there was a big hubaloo over "non-aviation" use of hangars, including constructing aircraft - the interim rule said that only "final assembly" was allowed.

The final rule is out, and here's the FAQ:

http://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_...ce/hangar_use/

8. What aeronautical uses of a hangar does the FAA permit?
Permitted uses include:
- storing active aircraft;
- sheltering aircraft for maintenance, repair, or refurbishment, but not indefinitely storing non-operational aircraft;
- constructing amateur-built or kit-built aircraft provided that activities are conducted safely;
- storing aircraft handling equipment, e.g., tow bar, glider tow equipment, workbenches, and tools and materials used to service, maintain, repair or outfit aircraft; items related to ancillary or incidental uses that do not affect the hangars' primary use;
- storing materials related to an aeronautical activity, e.g., balloon and skydiving equipment, office equipment, teaching tools, and materials related to ancillary or incidental uses that do not affect the hangars' primary use;
- storing non-aeronautical items that do not interfere with the primary aeronautical purpose of the hangar, e.g., televisions and furniture; or
- parking a vehicle at the hangar while the aircraft usually stored in that hangar is flying, subject to local airport rules and regulations.
Good job, EAA lobbyists! Those rubber chicken dinners, laughing at jokes you've heard a zillion times, and being patiently persuasive paid big dividends to the rest of us.