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shall, during normal business hours, provide line service as follows:
a. Ramp parking and tie-down assistance, including ramp personnel and vehicles
as appropriate;
b. Tie-down ropes, chains, and anchors;
c, Aircraft towing services utilizing motor driven drawbar vehicles capable of
moving single and multi-engine aircraft weighing up to 12,500 pounds;
d. Mobile electrical ground power assistance with a minimum 14/28 volt, 1,600
ampere surge capacity;
e. Cabin cleaning including on-board toilet, and catering services.
SECTION 5. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES:
The FBO shall provide service and repair of aircraft airframes and powerplants. The
FBO must hold all applicable certificates/ratings and must offer these services for small
aircraft of 12,500 pounds and under. The FBO must also meet all requirements as
specified under FAR Parts 43, 65, and 145 for the operation of a certified repair station,
not less than airframe Class 3 rating. The FBO is allowed, but not required, to provide
repair, sales, and service of aircraft avionics, radios, instruments and other limited class
ratings for propellers, accessories, and powerplants. If the FBO chooses to
provide avionics, radio, instrument, propeller, accessory, or powerplant repair service, the
service personnel must hold all applicable certificates and ratings required under FAR
Part 145.
SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS CUSTOMER SERVICES:
The FBO shall provide a facility and trained employees who are capable of providing the
following:
a. UNICOM equipment to facilitate airborne customer requests;
b. A discreet flight planning area properly equipped with appropriate wall charts,
AIM, NOTAM’s board, and a local-access telephone to contact the Flight Services
Station.
c. Flight planning aids and miscellaneous small flight aid and comfort
ACCESSOTIES;
d. Conveniently located pay telephones;
e. A convenient, comfortably furnished, public waiting area with adjoining
restroom facilities;
f, A discrete vending area within the FBO premises with the availability of both
hot and cold beverages and prepackaged snacks;
g. Aviation grade inflight oxygen refills upon 24-hour notice;
h. Acceptance of one or more national bank and one or more oil company credit
cards for fueling, line, and related services.
SECTION 7. AIRCRAFT CHARTER AND TAXI SERVICE:
The FBO shall provide aircraft charter and taxi service and must occupy a minimum of
200 square feet of properly lighted, heated and air conditioned space on the AIRPORT
for office and public use areas with such minimum space to be in addition to the
minimum space requirements as identified in Section 2a of these Minimum Standards.
The FBO must hold a valid FAA Commercial Air Taxi Operator’s Certificate under Part
135 and be registered with the Civil Aeronautics Board, or replacement agency, under the
Economic Regulations of Part 298 with ratings appropriate to, and licensing for, the
functions to be accomplished. The FBO shall provide an adequate number of aircraft
meeting all requirements of the certificates held. Atleast one (1) aircraft shall be multi-
engine and completely equipped for flight under instrument conditions. Aircraft shall be
owned by, or leased to, the FBO by agreement in writing, and shall meet all applicable
requirements of Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. The
FBO shall provide an FAA-certified commercial pilot with instrument rating for each
aircraft and who is authorized to conduct charter and air taxi operations.
SECTION 8. FLIGHT INSTRUCTION:
The FBO shall provide flight instruction and must occupy a minimum of 400 square feet
of properly lighted, heated and air conditioned space on the AIRPORT for use as office,
classroom, and briefings with such minimum space in addition to the minimum space
requirements as identified in Section 2a of these Minimum Standards. The FBO shall
employ at lease one (1) full-time pilot who is properly certified by the FAA as a flight
instructor with appropriate instrument ratings to cover instruction for both primary and
complex flight instruction for multi-engine and single engine aircraft as certified by FAR
Part 141. The FBO shall own or have under written lease at least two (2) properly
certified aircraft equipped for flight instruction, with at least one of those aircraft fully
equipped for instrument flight instruction.
SECTION 9, ASSISTANCE TO DISABLED AIRCRAFT:
The FBO shall, on thirty (30) minutes notice during normal business hours, and two (2)
hours notice after normal business hours, provide equipment and trained personnel to
temove disabled aircraft with a gross weight of 12,500 pounds or less from the Air
Operations Area (AOA), and shall be required to perform such service on request of, and
with acceptable release from, the owner or operator of the disabled aircraft, or the
Airports Director or his or her designee.
SECTION 10. FUEL AND LUBRICANTS:
The FBO may provide aviation fuels, including Jet A and 100LL octane aviation
gasoline, in sufficient quantities to meet the needs of the based and itinerant general
aviation customers at the AIRPORT if the FBO is currently and continually providing
services as set forth in Sections 2 through 9 of these Minimum Standards. The FBO must
be in full compliance with such services and certified in compliance by the Airports
Director prior to the FBO being granted permission to provide aviation fuels under this
Section 10. In the event the FBO does not currently provide such services as identified in
Sections 2 through 9 and/or fails to continually provide such services, in that event, the
FBO will not be granted permission or permission will be withdrawn to provide aviation
fuels at the AIRPORT. The Airports Director will periodically conduct inspections of the
leased premises to certify the FBO is in compliance with all applicable sections of these
Minimum Standards.
The FBO Shall provide, as a minimum, one (1) mobile tender (fuel truck) for Jet A fuel
with a capacity of at least 2,000 gallons and one (1) mobile tender (fuel truck) of at least
1,000 gallon capacity of 1OOLL octane aviation gasoline.
The following general rules shall govern the refueling, defueling, oil services and
sumping of aircraft, and the place of fuels in storage tanks or dispensers:
a. No aircraft shall be refueled, defueled, or oil-serviced while aircraft engines
are running or being warmed by application of heat, and/or while such aircraft is in a
hangar. Aircraft shall be refueled on hard surface areas only and only in areas approved
by the Airports Director.
b. No person shall smoke or permit any open flame on the airfield within the
perimeter fence, within 100 feet of an aircraft undergoing fuel servicing, or within 50 feet
of any hangar.
c. Prior to the fuel servicing of any aircraft, it and the fuel dispensing equipment
shall be grounded to a point or points of zero electrical potential in order to prevent the
possibility of static ignition of volatile liquids.
d. All equipment used to store or deliver fuel to aircraft or vehicles shall be
inspected by a qualified representative of the County’s Environmental Services
Department on a semi-annual basis. Environmental officers are authorized to require and
enforce the immediate cessation of fuel service operations under conditions which they
deem jeopardizes public safety. All other situations which violate any provisions
contained herein shall be cured by the FBO in a timely manner as determined by the
Airports Director.
e. Fueling, pumps, meters, hoses, nozzles, fire extinguishers, and grounding
devices shall be UL - approved where applicable and will be kept in first class condition
at all times.
f, Fuel pumps shall be powered and the flow shall be controlled by a deadman
flow control in the nozzle. Nozzles shall have a cable with a plug or clip for bonding to
the aircraft. Pouring or gravity flow shall not be permitted.
g. Fuel systems shall have a means for quickly and completely stopping fuel flow
in the event of an emergency. Fuel dispensing containers shall have a valve mechanism
such that water or other contaminants can be drained from the lowest portion of the tank.
An in-line filtration system utilizing a 5-micron or less fuel filter element shall be
included in the dispensing system,
h. When a malfunction of the refueling equipment is detected, all refueling
operations shall cease immediately and the malfunctions or irregularities detected on or
within the aircraft being serviced will be brought to the attention of the aircraft owner or
the FBO immediately.
i. Crews engaged in the fueling and defueling of aircraft shall exercise extreme
caution to prevent spills. When a spill occurs, servicing will cease, the County’s
Environmental Services Department will be notified immediately, and spills will be
removed or absorbed with suitable material dependent upon the nature of the spill, and
approval by the Airports Director, and in conformance with all local, state, and federal
rules.
j. During fuel handling operations in connection with any aircraft, no less than
two (2) CO2 or approved dry chemical fire extinguishers of ten pounds or larger shall be
immediately available for use in connection therewith.
k. No person shall perform or allow performance of any refueling activity when
lighting is observed in the immediate vicinity of the AIRPORT or during an electrical
storm.
1, No person shall use any material or equipment during fueling and defueling
operations which is likely to cause a spark or ignition.
m. No person shall start the engine of an aircraft when there is a flammable
substance on the ground under or around the aircraft.
n. All hoses, funnels, and appyrtenances used in fueling and defueling operations
shall be equipped with a grounding device to prevent ignition of volatile liquids.
Furthermore, funnels shall be metal and have a capacity of not less than two (2) gallons
to reduce the risk of spillage.
o. No aircraft shall be fueled or defueled while passengers are on board the
aircraft.
p. No airborne radar equipment shall be operated or ground tested on any area
wherein the directional beam of high intensity radar is within 300 feet, or low intensity
radar (less than SOK W output) is within 100 feet of another operation or aircraft refueling
truck.
q.. During fueling and defueling, fuel handling devices and vehicles shall be
placed so as to be readily removed in the event of fire so as to permit direct driving away
from the loading or fueling position. Not more than one refueling truck shall be
positioned to serve the same aircraft.
r. Fuel shall not be transferred from a vehicle fuel system to an aircraft fuel tank
or intermediary tank for the purpose of fueling aircraft.
s. Storage of fuel shall be in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local
and EPA requirements.
SECTION 11. SPECIAL AERONAUTICAL ACTVITIES AND SERVICES:
The following categories of services may be as an optional service offered by a full-
service FBO, or as an approved Specialty Service Operator:
a. AVIONICS INSTRUMENT SALES, SERVICES AND REPAIRS - The
operator engaged in aircraft avionics must occupy a minimum of 300 square feet of
properly lighted, heated and air conditioned space on the AIRPORT for office, shop, and
other needs. The operator shall have available to it at all times, by ownership, lease, or
contract, hangar space to accommodate customer requirements. The operator must
provide aircraft avionics, radio, and instrument repair service and shall hold all
applicable certificates and ratings required under FAR Parts 145 and 65 and may, in
addition, engage in aircraft radio and instrument sales.
b. AIRCRAFT RENTAL - The operator engaged in the rental of aircraft at the
AIRPORT must occupy a minimum of 200 square feet of properly lighted, heated and air
conditioned space on the AIRPORT for office and public use areas. The operator shall
own or have
