Originally Posted by
BVH*
All very good points for me to research. I can't seem to get a handle on whether the static operation of an engine on the ground at a field would be under the same rules and regulations that pertain to actual flying of an aircraft.
If it cannot/does not fly, it is not an aircraft. You can strap a turbine to your skateboard and have a blast, the FAA will not come after you.
Seriously, if you are even in the 818 area come to Apollo Field in Sepulveda basin - any weekend there are a dozen or more jets flying (as long as VNY is not using runway 34)