§ 22-166. General rules.

(a)

Conformity to federal guidelines and orders. All aeronautical activities at the airport and all flying aircraft departing from or arriving in the airspace above the airport shall be conducted in conformity with the pertinent provisions of the FAA and United States Department of Transportation and orders issued by the aviation general manager. The FAA regulations for operation of aircraft on or about the airport are adopted by reference and shall have the same effect as if enumerated in this section. Copies are on file in the office of the chief controller, FAA, airport tower. All aircraft operators are requested to follow preferential runway procedures.

(b)

Release of liability. The aircraft owner, pilot, agent or duly authorized representative agrees to release or discharge the city, its officers and its employees of and from liability for any damage which may be suffered by any aircraft and its equipment and for personal injury or death, except where such damage, injury or death is due solely to the negligence of the city.

(c)

Liability for property damage. All persons using any part of the airport shall be held liable for any property damage caused by carelessness and negligence on or over the airport, and any aircraft being operated so as to cause such property damage may be retained in the custody of the city, and the city may have a lien on the aircraft until all charges for damages are paid. Any person liable for such damage agrees to indemnify fully and to save and hold harmless the city, its officers and its employees from claims, liabilities and causes of action of every kind, including attorney's fees, connected therewith and from the expenses of the investigation thereof.

(d)

Accident reports. The pilot or operator of any aircraft involved in an accident causing personal injury or property damage shall, in addition to all other reports required to be made to other agencies, make a prompt and complete report concerning the accident to the aviation general manager. When a written report of an accident is required by the civil air regulations, a copy of the report may be submitted to the aviation general manager in lieu of the report required in this subsection. Persons on the airport who witness any aircraft accident are required to render a prompt detailed report thereof, including the names and addresses of all witnesses, to the aviation general manager.

(e)

Removal of disabled aircraft. Subject to compliance with appropriate federal regulations, the aircraft owner shall be responsible for the prompt removal of all disabled aircraft and parts of such aircraft at the airport, as reasonably directed by the aviation general manager. If the aircraft owner fails or refuses to comply with such directions, the disabled aircraft or any and all parts thereof may be removed by the aviation general manager at the owner's expense and without liability for damage which may be incurred as a result of such removal.

(f)

Authority to close airport and delay or restrict operations. The aviation general manager shall have the right at any time to close the airport in its entirety or any portion thereof to air traffic, to delay or restrict any flight or other aircraft operation, to direct refusal of takeoff permission to aircraft and to deny the use of the airport or any portion thereof to any specified class of aircraft or to any individual or group, when the aviation general manager considers any such action to be necessary and desirable to avoid endangering persons or property and to be consistent with the safe and proper operation of the airport. If the aviation general manager believes the condition of the airport to be unsafe for landings and takeoffs, it shall be within the aviation general manager's authority to issue or cause to be issued a NOTAM (notice to airmen) closing the airport or any portion thereof.

(g)

Two-way radio communication. All aircraft landing and taking off at the airport shall have a properly functioning two-way radio capable of communicating, under normal conditions within ten miles, with the airport FAA control tower.

(h)

Radio failure. Aircraft suffering radio failure at the airport shall acknowledge reading the tower when on the ground or in flight by blinking the navigation lights or movement of ailerons.

(i)

Payment of rentals, fees and charges. The payment of rentals, fees and charges relating to the use of airport premises and facilities shall be made before takeoff. In lieu of such payment, satisfactory credit arrangements shall be made by the pilot or owner of the aircraft with the office of the aviation general manager before such pilot leaves the airport.

(Code 1977, § 12-4001)