10-14 Aircraft Operations

No Person shall operate, or permit to be operated, any civil Aircraft on the Airport unless the operator or Pilot thereof shall possess a current valid private, special purpose, commercial, or airline transport Pilot certificate or flight instructor certificate, issued by the FAA; provided that this section shall not apply to the ground operation of Aircraft by Airline maintenance personnel or student Pilots operating upon instructions from a certified flight instructor. (§10.14.010 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)

Warm-ups and final checks prior to take-offs shall be performed on Taxiway warm-up areas only and shall not be performed on with Aircraft remaining clear of the Runways at all times. (§10.14.020 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)

A. All Aircraft shall be taxied at all times at a slow and reasonable speed and in a safe manner and under control of the Pilot thereof. Pilots shall taxi at their own discretion in accordance with these rules in areas not visible from the control tower.

B. No Aircraft shall be taxied into or out of any hangar.

C. Taxiing of all Aircraft shall be confined and limited to hard-surfaced Runways, Taxiways and aprons.

D. Aircraft will lower flaps when taxiing into and out of gate parking positions on the terminal building Ramp. (§10.14.030 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)

A. No Aircraft engine will be started without adequate fire extinguishers of approved type being immediately available and in or near the Aircraft when engines are being started.

B. No Aircraft engine shall be started or operated unless a competent operator is in the Aircraft attending the controls and the parking brakes are set or wheels are properly blocked.

C. No Aircraft engine shall be started or run in any hangar, or when Aircraft is tailed toward hangar doors, or when positioned so as to endanger Persons or damage any Building or property. (§10.14.040 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)

A. No Person shall park any Aircraft in any area not designated for such purpose by the Director of Aviation, or his or her authorized representative.

B. Parked Aircraft shall have parking brakes set, or wheels properly blocked and shall be firmly secured to the ground by ropes or other appropriate means when left unattended.

C. No Person shall park any Aircraft on any of the public, nonexclusive areas (not designated for that purpose) of the Airport without the prior written consent of the Director of Aviation, or his or her authorized representative. (§10.12.050 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)

Damage to field lighting equipment or other equipment or on Facilities of the Airport shall be paid for by the operator, Pilot or other Person, firm or corporation responsible therefor. (§10.14.060 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)

All repairs to Aircraft shall be made in areas designated by the Director of Aviation or his or her authorized representative. No services will be permitted to Aircraft occupying loading and unloading positions on a Ramp adjacent to the air terminal except those services incidental to the preparation of the Aircraft for immediate departure, such services to include, among other things, Fueling, inspection, interior cleaning, any nonroutine Maintenance involving Minor Repairs and the replacement or adjustment of equipment of an emergency nature or in order to insure the safe departure of the Aircraft. Any Person performing such services shall leave the Ramp area used therefore in a neat, clean, safe and orderly condition upon completion of such services. (§10.14.070 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)

No passenger shall be loaded on or unloaded from any Aircraft, except helicopters, until the engine or engines have come to a complete stop. (§10.14.080 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)

Performance tests on experimental Aircraft conducted from or on the Airport shall be conducted only with the written permission of the Director of Aviation, or his or her authorized representative. (§10.14.090 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)