Del Norte County Municipal Code § 11.20 Airplane Traffic 11.20.10 Traffic Pattern 11.20.20 Takeoffs And Landings 11.20.30…

Except where the airport manager has delegated authority for air traffic control to FAA air traffic control personnel, every aircraft before landing and after takeoff shall be flown in accordance with the standard lefthand traffic pattern, except for aircraft using Runway 11 at McBeth Airport, and they shall be flown in accordance with a right-hand traffic pattern.

(Ord. 86-05 § 2 (part), 1986: Ord. 79-12 § 21, 1979)

No aeronautical activity shall be conducted at the county airports (or within the airports' traffic area) except in conformance with current Federal Air Regulations, state law and regulations, and this title.

(Ord. 79-12 § 22, 1979)

No person shall taxi any aircraft into, out of, or within any hangar or other budding on or adjacent to the airports nor shall any person move any aircraft under its own power on the airports unless he is in full control of such aircraft, and has assured himself that there is no danger of collision with other aircraft, vehicles, equipment, buildings or other obstacles. Aircraft shall be taxied at a safe speed, not exceeding fifteen miles per hour.

(Ord. 79-12 § 18, 1979)

Aircraft shall only be stored or parked at places designated by the airport manager and such storage or parking shall be at the sole risk of the owner or operator of the aircraft, and without any responsibility of the county airports, the county, or any of its officers or employees, for any loss of or damage to the aircraft while so stored or parked. The owner or operator of the aircraft shall be responsible for the tying-down and securing of his aircraft. He shall likewise be responsible for any liability arising from or caused by his aircraft or his activities. Transient aircraft shall only be parked in the area designated by the airport manager.

(Ord. 79-12 § 8, 1979)

Every person involved in or witnessing an aircraft accident on the airport shall report promptly the details of such accident to the airport manager, to the FAA, and to the local law enforcement personnel as required by law. In addition, the pilot or aircraft owner shall report fully to the California Division of Aeronautics the details on any accident in which there is death or injury, or in which damage to the property of others exceeds four hundred dollars. The owner and/or pilot of an aircraft which is damaged in an accident, or wrecked, shall be responsible for the prompt removal of the aircraft as directed by the airport manager. Where the pilot or owner is unable to arrange for removal of such disabled or wrecked aircraft, the airport manager shall have the authority to move, or arrange the removal of, the aircraft when released (if applicable) by the FAA of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). No liability shall be incurred by the airport manager or others for damage aggravated by, or resulting from, such removal.

(Ord. 79-12 § 12, 1979)