HomeMy Public PortalAboutMemo to City Council RE Noise & Ordiance ChangesOctober 26
October 28, 2009
TO: City Council
FROM: John Anderson
Airport Manager
SBUJECT: Airport Ordinance Changes
Changes to Title 8, Chapter 16 Airport Regulations follow an underline for new material, and strike through for deleted material format. The changes follow the recommendations of the
“Voluntary Noise Abatement Program” which was forwarded to City Council by AAC for adoption. FAA has also reviewed this program.
8.16.1: Airport Rules-General:
New paragraph (F) is added Landing and Takeoff Rules are voluntary, but pilots are highly encouraged to follow these rules to improve safety, reduce noise and congestion, and enhance
the aviation community’s relations with the surrounding community.
8-16-2 Ground Rules
Paragraph (A) adds a second paragraph Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) are not to be started until thirty (30) minutes prior to planned takeoff time. This rule is mandatory for operators
to follow.
Once turned off, an APU may not be restarted for one (1) hour.
Paragraph (F) Adds a second sentence, Ground vehicles shall carry a radio equipped to transmit and receive on 122.8 MHz the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF), shall announce their
intentions prior to entering the runway environment, and shall monitor CTAF continuously while within the runway environment.
8-16-3 Taxiing Rules:
Paragraph (D) Adds two sentences to more closely define where aircraft engine run-ups should be performed. Run-ups on the north ramp should be done with aircraft facing north, wind
permitting. Maintenance run-ups should occur between 8 AM and 7 PM.
8-16-4: Landing and Take-Off Rules
Paragraph (A) Changed landing on runway 16 from Whenever practical to Except when wind dictates otherwise, take-offs to the South, Runway 16 are recommended. established protocol, with
landing to the north on runway 34 established protocol.
Added Traffic Pattern Altitude is 6000 feet MSL.
Paragraph (C) Changed departure procedures from No turn shall be made after take off until the airport boundary has been reached and the pilot has attained an altitude of at least seven
hundred feet (700’) and has ascertained there will be no danger of collision with other aircraft. To
Runway 16 Departures: All aircraft climb runway heading to at least 5,500 feet MSL prior to any turns.
Runway 34 Departures: Piston aircraft make left turn as soon as safety permits to avoid residential areas: Turbine aircraft climb runway heading to Payette Lake shoreline prior to
any turns.
Do not operate at high RPM and high power settings at low altitude unless required for safe operation.
Paragraph (E) VFR straight-in landings are changed from prohibited. to permitted, traffic permitting.
Paragraph (G) deletes whenever possible, and adds All radio equipped aircraft to utilize the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency of 122.8 MHZ unless an Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT)
os in operation and then shall follow instructions from ATCT.
Paragraph (I) Changed to Wind Permitting, use runway 16 for touch and go landings shall be permitted with safe spacing of aircraft and traffic.
Paragraph (J) is new. Operations from 11 PM until 6 AM are discourage, and operations from 6 AM until 7 AM should be minimized. Touch and Go operations should be avoided before 8
AM and after 7 PM.
Paragraph (K) is new. Avoid low altitude flying over populated areas, maintaining traffic pattern altitude as long as practicable, flying at or above the VASIs or PAPIs.