{"id":18532,"date":"2021-05-26T22:33:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T22:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=18532"},"modified":"2021-05-26T22:37:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T22:37:55","slug":"faa-issues-policy-on-solar-projects-on-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/faa-issues-policy-on-solar-projects-on-airports\/%20","title":{"rendered":"FAA Issues Policy on Solar Projects on Airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2021\/05\/11\/2021-09862\/federal-aviation-administration-policy-review-of-solar-energy-system-projects-on-federally-obligated\">final policy<\/a> aimed at ensuring that airport solar projects don\u2019t create hazardous glare. The policy requires airports to measure the visual impact of such projects on pilots and air traffic control personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The policy applies to proposed solar energy systems at federally obligated airports with control towers. Federally obligated airports are public airports that have accepted federal assistance either in the form of grants or property conveyances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As more airports invests in this technology for\nenvironmental and economic benefits, the FAA wants to make sure that the\nreflection from the systems\u2019 glass surfaces do not create a glare that poses a\nsafety hazard for pilots and air traffic controllers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the final policy, airports are no longer required to\nsubmit the results of an ocular analysis to FAA. Instead, the airport must file\na Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration Form 7460-1 that includes a\nstatement that the project will not cause any visual impact. The airport\nsubmits the form to the FAA for review and approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA relies on the airport to confirm via the form that\nit has sufficiently analyzed the potential for glint and glare and determined\nthere is no potential for ocular impact to the airport traffic control tower\ncab. If any impacts are discovered after construction, the airport must\nmitigate the impact at its expense. The airport may also face compliance action\nfor failure to address visual impacts that create aviation safety hazards. As\nsuch, the agency encourages an airport to conduct sufficient analysis before\ninstalling a solar energy system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA is also withdrawing the recommended tool for\nmeasuring the ocular impact of potential glint and glare effects on pilots and\nair traffic controllers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This final policy supersedes the interim policy published in\n2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a final policy aimed at ensuring that airport solar projects don\u2019t create hazardous glare. The policy requires airports to measure the visual impact of such projects on pilots and air traffic control personnel. The policy applies to proposed solar energy systems at federally obligated airports with control towers. 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