Aerobatic Waivers

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Problems Opening Practice Boxes


Applying for an aerobatic practice box or contest box waiver? You’ll need to apply through your local Flight Service District Office (FSDO) for an FAA Form 7711-1 Certificate of Waiver or Authorization which can be found in FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 3, Chapter 5 of the Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS). Requirements for obtaining a practice area waiver and/or contest box waiver are also spelled out in this document.


The IAC has three Regional Government Relations Representatives and one National representative to assist you in applying for and/or renewing aerobatic practice box and/or contest box waivers. If you are requesting a new waiver and have not applied for a waiver previously, it might be a good idea to have one of the representatives look over the application before you submit it to your local FSDO.


When you send the application to your local FSDO, make a note of the date. Keep a call log for each time you call the FSDO to follow up (if needed) on the progress of the waiver. Note the date, time and person you spoke with as well as the outcome of the call. The waiver application process should take no more than 30 days.


If you are having trouble establishing a box or renewing an existing waiver (due to noise complaints for instance), please call your regional Government Relations Representative first...long before you get into a disagreement with the local FSDO or think about taking the matter to the regional FAA office. Let your representative communicate with the FSDO and take the matter higher, if needed.


For further assistance in dealing with contest and/or practice area waivers, contact:


IAC Government Relations Representatives


Western U.S. Region Representative
Darren Pleasance
30 Roxbury Lane
San Mateo, CA 94402
650-212-1806 (home)
650-842-5720 (work)
650-245-2405 (cell)
650 842-8282 (fax)
darren.pleasance.1995@anderson.ucla.edu
Darren_Pleasance@mckinsey.com


Central U.S. Region Representative
Phillip Gragg
3030 Congress Blvd Apt 107
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
225-456-6847
philiscold@yahoo.com

Vice Chair Gov’t Relations Committee
Wayne Roberts
547 Northwoods Dr
Grenada, MS 38901
662-226-4919
wroberts@waco-eng.com


Eastern U.S. Region Representative
Dennis Thompson, Chairman Gov’t Relations Committee
83 Church Street
High Bridge, NJ 08829
973-219-5071 (cell)
908-638-8463 (fax)
dtedge2002@yahoo.com


U.S. National Representative
Bill Finagan
6 Romar Drive
Annapolis, MD 21403
410-956-0047 (hangar)
410-263-2740 (home)
410-353-2622 (cell)
410-263-4693 (fax)
wbfinagin@cs.com

EAA Aviation Center
P.O. Box 3086
Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086

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