THE AIRPORT MANAGER says I can-not perform an engine change in my hangar-really? When the sponsor of a public-use airport accepts grant funding from the FAA under the Airport Improvement Program, they agree to 39 airport grant assurances. One of those assurances, 22(f)-which addresses economic nondiscrim-ination-prevents airports from prohibiting owner-performed maintenance, repair, and fueling on their aircraft. The maintenance must be done by the aircraft owner or, if a business, by employees of the business. As an aircraft owner, you have the right to self-fuel your aircraft, service your aircraft, and bring mogas to the airport if that is what your aircraft consumes.
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