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... A-1 Appendix A AERONAUTICAL ACTIVITY FACT SHEETS CONTENTS AIRSHOWS, STATIC DISPLAYS & EXHIBITIONS......................................................................2 BANNER TOWING .......................................................................................................................3 CARGO OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................4 FLIGHT TRAINING .......................................................................................................................5 HELICOPTERS.............................................................................................................................6 JETS .............................................................................................................................................7 NOISE RULES..............................................................................................................................8 SCHEDULED PASSENGER SERVICE........................................................................................9 SELF-SERVICE ..........................................................................................................................10 SKYDIVING ................................................................................................................................12 THROUGH-THE-FENCE OPERATIONS ...................................................................................14 ULTRALIGHTS, GLIDERS, AND EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ................................................15 WEIGHT-BASED RESTRICTIONS ............................................................................................16
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... A-2 Page 2 What is it? Airport operators host a variety of special aeronautical events to engage local communities, promote aviation and demonstrate the value and benefit of the airport.
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... A-3 Page 3 What is it? Banner towing, sometimes known as aerial advertising, involves attaching a banner to an aircraft and flying the aircraft over populated areas or congregations of people, typically at low altitude.
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... A-4 Page 4 What is it? The transportation of material and goods, including hazardous substances and hazardous wastes, by aircraft between two points for compensation or hire.
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... A-5 Page 5 What is it? Flight training includes instruction received from a flight school in an aircraft or aircraft simulator.
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... A-6 Page 6 What is it? Helicopters are a type of aircraft that derives both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving overhead rotors.
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... A-7 Page 7 What is it? Some airport operators may seek to restrict operations based on aircraft type.
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... A-8 Page 8 What is it? While airport operators can take a variety of actions that may affect aircraft noise, typically, "noise rules" are specifically designed and intended to reduce aircraft noise and the corresponding impact on communities surrounding the airport.
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... A-9 Page 9 What is it? Scheduled passenger service includes the scheduled transportation of passengers on board an aircraft between two points for compensation or hire.
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... A-10 Page 10 What is it? Self-service refers to the servicing of an aircraft by the aircraft owner.
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... A-11 SELF-SERVICE (Cont.) Page 11 Where can I look for additional information?
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... A-12 Page 12 What is it? Skydiving is jumping from an aircraft at a moderate or high altitude and deploying a parachute to create drag or lift for descent to the ground.
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... A-13 SKYDIVING (Cont.) Page 13 Where can I look for additional information?
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... A-14 Page 14 What is it? Those activities permitted by an airport sponsor through an agreement that permits access to the airport (public landing area)
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... A-15 Page 15 What is it? Ultralights, gliders and experimental aircraft may be smaller, lighter and slower than many general aviation and commercial aircraft.
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... A-16 Page 16 What is it? Airport operators design pavement to accommodate the loads and frequencies of the aircraft expected to use the airport over the expected life of the pavement.

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