The city seems to be a little reluctant to rent hangars at
the airport, claiming that proof of ownership must be provided before a hangar
can be rented. The following paragraph
from the hangar lease describes the conditions for the use of a hangar.
2. Lessee shall utilize the
Premises for the sole purpose of storage of the aircraft identified
above, or any aircraft that
Lessee has control of, or in Lessee's possession. The Lessee will have
the right to conduct any non-commercial aeronautical
activity as defined by the FAA.
An aircraft does not have a title, when an individual
purchases an aircraft, they receive a signed bill of sale from the previous owner,
and the bill of sale is sent to Oklahoma City with a registration application. The
registration process can take ten days to several weeks at the least. If the aircraft has never been registered, or
is an ultralight aircraft without an N-number there will be no record of the
aircraft in the FAA database.
The key phrase here is, or any aircraft that
Lessee has control of, or in Lessee's possession. Proof of ownership is not
required. So what is the city doing
here? Is the city trying to keep
potential tenants off the airport? Is
the city trying to keep the airport from collecting more revenue? This would not make any sense after the city
complains that the airport is losing money.
Why would the city take steps to keep the airport from being more self
sustaining?
Did the city investigate the ownership of any other aircraft
stored on the airport in the past? Has
anyone else been told that they must provide proof of ownership in the past
before they can occupy a hangar?
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