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GENERAL AIRCRAFT REGULATIONS

Norfolk City Code ch. 4, art. IV
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Norfolk City Code § 4-85 Compliance with federal and state rules and regulations.

Sec. 4-85. - Compliance with federal and state rules and regulations. No person shall navigate any aircraft, land the same on, or fly the same from, the airport, or service, maintain or repair any aircraft, or conduct any aircraft operations on or from the airport otherwise than in conformity with current federal aviation agency rules and regulations established under federal authority, and rules and regulations established by the state corporation commission. (Code 1958, § 4-33)

Norfolk City Code § 4-86 Air traffic rules.

Sec. 4-86. - Air traffic rules. The air traffic rules established by the federal aviation agency, are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this article as fully as if the same and each and all of them were set forth herein. (Code 1958, § 4-34)

Norfolk City Code § 4-87 Authority of airport manager to delay or restrict flight.

Sec. 4-87. - Authority of airport manager to delay or restrict flight. The airport manager may delay or restrict any flight or other operations at the airport and may ground any aircraft in case of an emergency, in the interest of safety, or where the rules and regulations in this chapter are being violated. (Code 1958, § 4-40)

Norfolk City Code § 4-88 Pilot, members of crew, etc., not to be under influence of liquor or drugs.

Sec. 4-88. - Pilot, members of crew, etc., not to be under influence of liquor or drugs. No pilot or other member of the crew of an aircraft in operation on the airport, or any person attending or assisting in such operation, shall be under the influence of intoxicating liquor or habit-forming drugs. (Code 1958, § 4-41)

Norfolk City Code § 4-89 Take-offs and landings generally.

Sec. 4-89. - Take-offs and landings generally. All aircraft take-offs and landings at the airport shall be made by contact with the control tower and shall be made at safe distances from other aircraft and from all buildings, automobile parking areas and other obstructions. (Code 1958, § 4-39)

Norfolk City Code § 4-90 Brakes and radio receiver.

Sec. 4-90. - Brakes and radio receiver. No person shall land any aircraft at the airport, or take off any aircraft from the airport, unless the aircraft is equipped with brakes and a functioning radio receiver capable of receiving radio instructions from the airport air traffic control tower, unless he has received permission for such landing or take-off from the control tower. (Code 1958, § 4-35)

Norfolk City Code § 4-91 Payment for service to be made before request for flight clearance.

Sec. 4-91. - Payment for service to be made before request for flight clearance. Payment for storage, repairs, supplies or other service rendered by the airport shall be made before request for flight clearance, unless satisfactory credit arrangements have been made with the base operator or, if there is no base operator, with the airport manager. (Code 1958, § 4-36)

Norfolk City Code § 4-92 Restrictions on starting and running engines.

Sec. 4-92. - Restrictions on starting and running engines. (a) Aircraft shall be started and warmed up at the airport only in places designated for such purposes by the airport manager. Whenever possible, engines shall not be operated in such a position that hangars shops or other buildings or spectators shall be in the path of the propeller slip stream. (b) No aircraft engine shall be started or run at the airport, unless a licensed pilot or mechanic shall be attending the controls. Blocks equipped with ropes or other suitable means of blocking an aircraft shall always be placed in front of the main landing wheels before starting the engine, unless the aircraft is equipped with adequate locking brakes. (c) No aircraft engine shall be run in any hangar at the airport. (d) No person shall start the engine of any aircraft when there is gasoline or other flammable material on the ground under such aircraft. (Code 1958, §§ 4-47—4-49, 4-66)

Norfolk City Code § 4-93 Taxiing generally.

Sec. 4-93. - Taxiing generally. Following a landing or prior to take-off and while taxiing, the pilot of an aircraft at the airport shall assure himself that there is no danger of collision with other aircraft taking off, landing or taxiing. All aircraft shall be taxied under full control and at reasonable speeds. (Code 1958, § 4.46)

Norfolk City Code § 4-94 Right-of-way of taxiing aircraft.

Sec. 4-94. - Right-of-way of taxiing aircraft. Taxiing aircraft shall have the right-of-way at the airport over all ground self-propelled vehicles. (Code 1958, § 4-50)

Norfolk City Code § 4-95 Taxiing into or out of hangars.

Sec. 4-95. - Taxiing into or out of hangars. Aircraft shall not be taxied into or out of hangars at the airport. (Code 1958, § 4-45)

Norfolk City Code § 4-96 Storage and repairs to be in designated spaces.

Sec. 4-96. - Storage and repairs to be in designated spaces. Aircraft shall be stored and repairs made in the spaces designated for the purpose by the base operator or, if there is no base operator, by the airport manager. (Code 1958, § 4-37)

Norfolk City Code § 4-97 Unattended aircraft.

Sec. 4-97. - Unattended aircraft. No aircraft shall be left unattended on the airport, unless properly secured or within a hangar. Owners of aircraft shall be held responsible for any damage resulting from failure to comply with this section. (Code 1958, § 4-38)

Norfolk City Code § 4-98 Disposal of disabled aircraft and parts.

Sec. 4-98. - Disposal of disabled aircraft and parts. Aircraft owners, their pilots or agents, shall be responsible for the prompt disposal of disabled aircraft and parts thereof, unless required or directed to delay such action pending an investigation of an accident. (Code 1958, § 4-42)

Norfolk City Code § 4-99 Unauthorized persons not to take or use aircraft or parts, etc., thereof.

Sec. 4-99. - Unauthorized persons not to take or use aircraft or parts, etc., thereof. No person shall take or use any aircraft or parts, instruments or tools thereof, owned, controlled or operated by any other person, while the same are stored, housed or otherwise left on the airport or within its hangars, without the written consent of the owner or operator thereof, or satisfactory evidence of the right to do so duly presented to the airport manager. (Code 1958, § 4-44)

Norfolk City Code § 4-100 Helicopters—Clearance between rotors and other aircraft or movable objects.

Sec. 4-100. - Helicopters—Clearance between rotors and other aircraft or movable objects. Helicopters shall not be taxied, towed or otherwise moved at the airport, with rotors turning, unless there is a clear area of at least fifty (50) feet from the outer tip of each rotor and any other aircraft or movable object. (Code 1958, § 4-51)

Norfolk City Code § 4-101 Same—Braking devices or rotor mooring blocks.

Sec. 4-101. - Same—Braking devices or rotor mooring blocks. Helicopters operated at the airport shall have braking devices or rotor mooring blocks applied to the rotor blades. (Code 1958, § 4-52)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH4AI_ARTIVGEAIREFetched: 11/1/2026

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