A. Based Aircraft; Notification: The owner of each aircraft based at the airport shall notify the airport manager in writing within ten (10) days of its basing of the registration number of the aircraft and the person responsible for it, including off hours emergency phone numbers.
B. Certificates And License Required: No person may operate an aircraft on the airport unless he or she is in possession of a valid pilot certificate, medical certificate and any additional FAA licenses required for the activity being performed. Aircraft maintenance personnel may taxi and run up aircraft if they have:
1. Permission: Specific written permission from the aircraft owner; and
2. Certification: Certification from a pilot qualified to operate the aircraft that they have a working knowledge of aircraft operating and emergency procedures, FAA taxiing procedures, use of aircraft radio and this title.
C. Aircraft Owners; Responsibilities: No aircraft owner or operator shall permit another to operate his or her aircraft within the limits of the airport until such owner or operator has assured that:
1. Certified And Qualified: The person is certificated and qualified to operate the aircraft in the specific activity;
2. Medical Certificate: The pilot has in his/her possession a current medical certificate; and
3. Knowledge: The pilot has an understanding and working knowledge of FAA airport traffic control procedure, use of the aircraft radio and this title.
D. Taxiing:
1. Care: No person shall taxi any aircraft carelessly or without due regard for the safety of other aircraft, vehicles and persons.
2. Out Of Hangars: No person shall move any aircraft into or out of any hangar while the engine is running.
3. Areas Restricted: No person shall taxi or tow any aircraft on areas other than runways, taxiways, ramps and aprons without prior express written approval of the city.
E. Aircraft:
1. Working Condition: No person may keep or store any aircraft at the airport unless it is in operating condition, is actively being repaired, or is enclosed in a hangar. The city may give permission to keep an inoperable aircraft for a reasonable time when good cause exists.
2. Securing: No person shall leave an aircraft unattended unless it is within a hangar, tied down, chocked or otherwise properly secured. The aircraft owner shall be responsible for all damages caused by failure to secure the aircraft.
3. Damaged; Removal: Every aircraft owner, operator and pilot, jointly and severally, shall be responsible for the prompt removal of wrecked aircraft, together with the debris that may have resulted therefrom, as soon as FAA regulations permit. Care shall be exercised to avoid damaging airport property.
4. Repair: No person shall repair or allow to be repaired any aircraft or aircraft part except in areas built or designated by the city for aircraft repair or in his or her own hangar. Any person can perform or have performed items of preventive maintenance on his or her own aircraft in the hangar or tie down to which it is normally assigned.
F. Parking:
1. Ramp: No person shall park an aircraft on the ramp other than on painted parking spots designated for that use.
2. Fees: No person shall park or tie down an aircraft at the airport without paying the prescribed rates and charges for use of the parking space.
G. Starting Engines:
1. Competent Person: No person shall start an aircraft engine unless there is a competent person at the controls, and the brake is fully applied or the wheels have been securely blocked with chocks equipped with ropes suitable for removing them safely.
2. Hangars: No person shall start an aircraft engine or run it while in a hangar.
H. Cleanliness: Each aircraft owner and attendant shall assure that the area adjacent to its aircraft is kept clean.
I. Maximum Pavement Weights: No person shall operate an aircraft weighing in excess of published structural limitations on any runway, taxiway, ramp or apron on the airport except with permission from the city.
J. Two-Way Radio Required: No person shall operate an aircraft on the airport unless it is equipped with an operable two-way radio for communication with the control tower without prior approval, except in an emergency, during the hours the control tower is manned.
K. Noise Abatement: No person shall knowingly violate noise abatement procedures agreed to by the city and the FAA.
L. Restricted Activities; Exceptions And Conditions:
1. Reckless Aircraft Operation: No person shall manifest wilful disregard for the safety of persons or property at the airport. No person may operate an aircraft on the airport while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or while impaired.
2. Skydiving: No person shall conduct or participate in skydiving activity at the airport unless he or she has notified the airport manager of the proposed activity; complied with any insurance and safety requirements the airport manager may deem necessary to protect the city and airport users; and obtained FAA approval.
3. Jet Blast: No person shall taxi or operate any aircraft or helicopter on the airport where the jet or propeller blast may cause injury to persons or damage to property. If necessary, the aircraft/helicopter operator shall shut down the engine and have the aircraft towed to its destination.
4. Run Up Procedure: No person shall run up any aircraft except in the run up areas at the approach or departure ends of runways, or in other areas designated by the airport manager.
5. Holding On Runways: No person shall board or disembark from any aircraft on the runway except in an emergency, nor hold an aircraft there while an instructor coaches a student. Instructors shall not solo students except from the ends of the runways and in doing so shall clear the runway before disembarking from the aircraft.
(Ord. 2005-45, 7-19-2005)