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Update: Great news! I tried calling them one more time before going up there. Got the same guy and we had the same spill. Though this time, armed with the knowledge I gathered from you guys here, I've been cleared to fly! He gave me the same lines as last time but this time I politely told him...

Thank you for all your help Pmshop. It definitely gives me more confidence before going to talk to the manager.

I'm in Brewton, Alabama. The airport code is 12J I believe. I'm all new to this so some veteran sage advice would really be helpful. Here is the Airnav info. AirNav: 12J - Brewton Municipal Airport I believe the person I spoke to was the name listed under airport manager.

I think when I get back home i'm going to take a trip to the airport and have a face to face with manager. Hopefully we can come to an agreement and this can be dealt with easily. I'll post an update when I have one for you guys and maybe be able to help anyone that ends up in this position in...

When I called I told him that I see that I would be inside the 5 mile pretty much anywhere in or around my hometown. So I was calling ahead to see if we could maybe have an agreement drawn up so as to not bug them all the time. I explained that pretty much any flight I would take would be 3-5...

Well after reading that article it seems that the recommendation is to just leave it be and fly elsewhere or follow up with the FSDO. Should I go that route? I'm not trying to step on toes but a small municipal airport just saying it's a no fly zone seems a bit harsh.

I got my spark a week or so ago and registered with the FAA, downloaded Airmap, and started researching. I'm within 5 miles of my small towns local airport and gave them a call today. I was told that I can't fly at all in the 5 mile radius PERIOD. He also told me that he wants me to call even...