[Added 6-11-1973 by Ord. No. 148AA]
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339]
A.
No person shall navigate any aircraft, land aircraft
upon, fly aircraft from or conduct any aircraft operations on or from
the airport otherwise than in conformity with the current Federal
Aviation Administration, United States Department of Transportation,
Maine Department of Transportation and the Airport Department's rules
and regulations.
B.
The Airport Director shall have the complete authority
to deny the use of the airport to any aircraft or pilot violating
the rules and regulations of the Bangor International Airport, Maine
Department of Transportation or federal regulations, regardless of
where such violations occur.
A.
No aircraft may land or take off at the airport unless
it is equipped with brakes and a functioning radio capable of two-way
communication with the control tower on appropriate frequencies in
use, except in the case of an emergency.
B.
No motorless aircraft may land or be towed for takeoff
at the airport without permission.
C.
No experimental aircraft may land or take off from
the airport unless previous permission for the operation of that particular
type has been granted by the Airport Director or in case of emergency.
A.
Aircraft landing at the airport shall make the landing
runway available to others by leaving the line of traffic as promptly
as possible.
B.
Operations at the airport shall be per FAA regulations.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.
No aircraft shall use any part of the landing areas
considered temporarily unsafe for landing or taking off or which is
not available for any cause, such areas to be suitably marked and
described by NOTAM.
D.
Aircraft shall remain on marked hard surfaces of runways,
taxiways and ramps only.
E.
The pilot or other person aboard engaged in the operation
of any aircraft (except when subject to the direction or control for
ground movement purposes of the Federal Aviation Administration or
like federal agency) being operated on the surface of any landing
area, ramp and apron area or aircraft parking and storage area must
at all times comply with any lawful order, signal or direction of
an authorized representative of the Bangor International Airport.
When operation of such aircraft is controlled by lights, signs, signals
and markings, such signals, etc., shall be obeyed unless an authorized
representative of the airport directs otherwise.
F.
No aircraft shall be operated on the surface of a
landing area, ramp and apron area or aircraft parking and storage
area in a careless or negligent manner or in disregard of the right
and safety of others or without due caution and circumspection or
at a speed or in a manner which endangers unreasonably person or property
or while the pilot or other aboard controlling any part of the operation
thereof is under the influence of intoxicating liquor, marijuana or
any narcotic or habit-forming drug or if such aircraft is so constructed,
equipped or loaded as to endanger unreasonably person or property.
G.
Every aircraft parked on a ramp or apron area shall
have its running lights lighted during the hours between sunset and
sunrise unless the Airport Director specifically approved otherwise.
H.
Aircraft dump valves shall be tested only in those
areas designated for that purpose by the Airport Director.
I.
The pilot or operator of itinerant aircraft landing
at the airport shall register at the Airport Operations Office or
the Fixed Base Operations Office, if so designated, immediately after
landing. They shall also check out at such Operations Office immediately
before departure.
J.
No person shall park, store, service or repair an
aircraft or leave the same standing in a landing area, ramp or apron
area or aircraft parking and storage area at the airport except at
such places as may be prescribed or permitted by the Airport Director.
K.
No aircraft shall be taxied at the airport unless
a pilot certified to operate that particular type of aircraft or a
certified A&P mechanic or qualified aviation maintenance technician
properly qualified to taxi that particular type of aircraft shall
be attending the controls. In the case of helicopters, only a certified
helicopter pilot shall attend the controls.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
L.
All aircraft which are being taxied, towed or otherwise
moved at the airport shall be under full control and move or be moved
at a reasonable speed. Whenever any aircraft is being taxied, towed
or otherwise moved on the landing area, there shall be a person attending
the controls of the aircraft who shall monitor by radio the transmitting
frequency in use by the control tower. In the event that the aircraft
radio is inoperative, the persons moving the aircraft shall obtain
vehicular radio guidance or obtain prior approval from the control
tower for visual means of communication.
M.
All aircraft being taxied, towed or otherwise moved
at the airport shall proceed with running lights on during the hours
between sunset and sunrise.
N.
No aircraft shall be taxied into or out of a hangar
under its own power.
O.
Helicopters shall not be taxied, towed or otherwise
moved with rotors turning at the airport unless there is a clear area
of at least 50 feet from the outer tip of each rotor. No helicopter
shall be operated within 200 feet of any areas on the airport where
unsecured light aircraft are parked.
P.
No jet or turboprop aircraft shall be started, run
up or taxied at the airport where the exhaust blast may cause injury
to persons or do damage to property. If it is impossible to start
or taxi such aircraft without compliance with the above, then the
engine must be shut off and the aircraft towed to the desired destination.
Q.
No aircraft shall be started or run at the airport
unless a certified pilot certified to operate that particular type
of aircraft or a certified A&P mechanic or qualified aviation
maintenance technician qualified to start and run the engines of that
particular type of aircraft shall be attending the controls. Wheel
blocks shall always be placed at the front and rear of each main land
wheel and the brakes of the aircraft shall be on and locked before
the engines are started, except in cases where, in the opinion of
the Airport Director, other procedures are equally safe.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
R.
Wherever possible, engines shall not be operated on
the airport in such a position that other aircraft, hangars, other
buildings or spectators shall be in the path of the propeller slipstreams
or jet exhaust blasts.
S.
No jet or turboprop aircraft engine shall be run up
except on a warmup pad or in other areas authorized by the Airport
Director.
T.
In the event of spillage or drippings of fuel, oil,
grease or any other material which may be unsightly or detrimental
to the pavement in any area of the airport, the same shall be removed
immediately. The responsibility for immediate removal of such fuel,
oil, grease or other material shall be assumed by the operator of
the equipment causing the same or by the tenant or concessionaire
responsible for the deposit thereof on the pavement.
U.
Except upon leased premises, the cleaning of or otherwise
maintaining aircraft shall be accomplished in areas designated for
that purpose by the Airport Director.
[Amended 5-9-1988 by Ord. No. 88-186]
A.
No person shall land or take off an aircraft on or
from a landing area or use a ramp or apron area except upon payment
of such fee or charge as may from time to time be prescribed by the
City of Bangor, unless such person is entitled to use such area under
a lease or special agreement. No person shall refuse to pay or evade
or attempt to evade the payment of such tariff or charge. To the fullest
extent permitted by law, the Airport Director or their designated
representative shall have the authority to detain any aircraft for
nonpayment of such fee or charge to the City of Bangor Airport Department.
B.
All fees or charges due the City of Bangor for use
of landing areas, ramp and apron areas and aircraft parking and storage
areas by itinerant aircraft shall be payable in cash unless credit
arrangements satisfactory to the City of Bangor have been made in
advance or permission has been secured for payment by check in the
exact amount of the fee.
C.
The fees or charges prescribed by the City of Bangor
for aircraft occupying ramp and apron areas or aircraft parking and
storage areas shall constitute an offer by the City of Bangor to extend
only the privilege to occupy said space for parking or storage. Said
offer shall not include nor shall it imply an offer by or any obligation
upon the City of Bangor to exercise any duty toward the care, safekeeping
or security of the user's property.
If posing an operational problem or in order
to facilitate snow removal, sweeping operations or other necessary
maintenance functions and at the direction of the Airport Director,
the pilot or operator of any aircraft and the owner of any aircraft
servicing equipment parked or stored at the airport shall move said
aircraft or equipment from the place where it is parked or stored
to any other designated place at the airport. If the pilot or operator
refuses to promptly comply with such direction, the Airport Director
may tow or remove said aircraft or equipment to such designated place
and at the pilot's or operator's expense and without liability for
damage which may result in the course of such moving.
A.
The pilot or operator thereof shall be responsible
for the prompt disposal of wrecked or disabled aircraft and parts
at the direction of the Airport Director. In the event of their failure
to comply, wrecked or disabled aircraft and parts may be removed by
the Airport Director at the operator's and/or owner's expense and
without liability for damage which may result in the course of such
removal.
B.
In order to restore flight service, the Airport Director
may remove damaged aircraft from the landing areas or ramp and apron
areas of the airport at the expense of the operator and/or owner and
without liability for damage which may result in the course of such
removal.
The pilot or operator of any aircraft involved
in any accident causing personal injury or property damage at the
airport shall make a prompt and full report of said accident to the
airport police or an authorized representative of the Airport Director.
Except for emergency landings, the Airport Director
may prohibit aircraft landing and takeoffs at any time and under any
circumstances which they deem likely to endanger persons and property.
