17-229-400 Me. Code R. § 17

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 229-400-17 - REGULATION OF AIRCRAFT OPERATION
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.

17-229 C.M.R. ch. 400, § 17