Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 400 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF AUGUSTA STATE AIRPORT › Section 229-400-17 - REGULATION OF AIRCRAFT OPERATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Aeronautical
				Activities. All aircraft operations shall be conducted in conformity with the
				current regulations and directives of the Federal Aviation Administration, the
				Civil Aeronautics Board, the Maine Department of Transportation, and to the
				extent applicable, with the orders issued by the Commissioner.
B. Refusal of Use of the Airport. The Airport
				Manager or his authorized representative may restrict any flight or other
				operation at the airport and may refuse take-off clearance to any aircraft for
				any reason he believes justifiable in the interest of public safety and
				welfare. The Airport Manager or his authorized representative may prohibit the
				use of the airport to any person for any reason.
C. Careless or Negligent Operation. No person
				shall operate any aircraft while under the influence of intoxicants, narcotics,
				or other drugs, or operate an aircraft in a manner to endanger life or
				property.
D. Aircraft Equipment. No
				aircraft may land or take off unless it is equipped with brakes or other means
				of preventing movement on the ground.
E. Disabled Aircraft. All disabled aircraft
				and parts thereof at the airport shall be removed promptly by the owner after
				official notice by appropriate authorities. The Airport Manager or authorized
				representative shall have the right, without any liability for loss or damage
				which may result therefrom, to cause the immediate removal of a disabled
				aircraft or part thereof to a safe place on the airport, at the owner's
				expense, whenever the aircraft constitutes a hazard to persons or property. The
				Commissioner may cause any such aircraft or part thereof not removed by the
				owner to be removed from the airport at the owner's expense without liability
				for any loss, provided, that he shall have first given seven days written
				notice of his intention to do so, directed to the owner's last known
				address.
F. Demonstrations. No
				experimental flights or parachute jumping shall be permitted unless authorized
				by the Airport Manager and the Federal Aviation Administration.
G. Engine Run-up. No engine run-up shall be
				conducted which will constitute a hazard or nuisance to other aircraft,
				persons, or property.
H. Starting
				Aircraft Engines. No aircraft shall be started or run unless a qualified airman
				is in the aircraft and at the controls. Landing gear must be adequately blocked
				or braked to prevent inadvertent movement of the aircraft. Adequate fire
				extinguishers must be available.
I.
				Taxiing and Moving Aircraft. No aircraft shall be taxied except at safe and
				reasonable speeds.
J. Parking of
				Aircraft. No person shall park aircraft in any area other than that designated
				by the Airport Manager.
K. Repair
				of Aircraft. No person shall repair aircraft, aircraft engines or related
				apparatus in any area other than that designated by the Airport
				Manager.
L. Fueling of Aircraft.
				Aircraft fueling shall be conducted in accordance with accepted standards and
				requirements established by the National Fire Protection Association. No
				smoking will be permitted in the aircraft fueling area.
M. Airline Bomb or Sabotage Threat. Persons
				having knowledge of an aircraft carrying, or suspected of carrying, explosive
				materials shall notify the FAA-FSS and the Airport Manager or his authorized
				representative immediately. Such aircraft having passengers on board shall
				unload passengers on the outer extremities of the terminal ramp, and then shall
				immediately proceed to the intersection of the Cross Taxiway and Abandoned
				Runway 3-21. In the case of parked aircraft, the aircraft shall be evacuated
				except for the personnel necessary to start and taxi the aircraft to the
				intersection of the Cross Taxiway and Abandoned Runway 3-21. Inspection of the
				aircraft and subsequent declaration of safety shall be the responsibility of
				the aircraft owner or his authorized agent.
N. Model Aircraft. It shall be unlawful to
				operate model aircraft on the airport property, unless authorized by the
				Airport Manager or his designated representative.