Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-15a-9. Renewal of licenses(a) All applications and supporting documentation specified for renewal of licenses shall be in the office indicated in section 15-15a-8 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies on or before Decemb…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-229-1. Vessel Title Brands and Title Notations(a) As used in this section:(1) “Brand” means a designation of previous damage, use or condition that is set forth on a certificate of title issued by another state or other statement t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-4l-18. EstablishmentAny municipality or other political subdivision, or officer or employee thereof, or any person, company or association of persons, acquiring property for the purpose of constituting or establishing an airport sh…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-19. Alteration or extension of an existing airportNo person shall make any alteration to, or extension of, any existing licensed airport without first having secured approval for such alteration or extention from the department.…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-20. Application for approvalApplication for approval of a proposed airport site or for permission to alter or extend an existing facility shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall be filed in the office of the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-21. Airport classificationsAll airports shall be classified as follows:(1) Commercial airports: Those airports consisting of landing area(s) with or without paved runway(s) suitable for servicing either, or both, air commerce (c…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-22. Airport licensesNo municipality or other political subdivision, or officer or employee thereof, or any person, company or association of persons shall use or operate any airport for which a license has not been issued by the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-23. Application for airport license. FeesEach application for an airport license shall be on a form supplied by the department and shall be accompanied by the following fees: (1) Commercial, twenty-five dollars; (2) private, fif…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-24. License renewalApplications for renewal shall be made thirty days before the expiration of the current license. Fees for the renewal of a license shall be: (1) Commercial, ten dollars; (2) restricted landing area, two dollar…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-25. Temporary licenseA temporary license, not to exceed the time set forth therein, may be issued to permit commercial operations from a restricted landing area, subject to the following requirements: (1) That application for th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-26. Seaplane baseA license for the operation of a seaplane base on any body of water in this state may be granted when all the conditions required for the establishment of an airport, as set forth in section 15-41-18, have been …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-27. Revoking of licenseThe department may, after notice and opportunity for hearing to the licensee, revoke any license or renewal thereof, or refuse to issue a renewal, when it reasonably determines: (1) That there has been an …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-28. Marking of unsafe landing areas and closed airportsAny part of the landing area which has become temporarily unsafe or which for any reason is not available for use shall be marked or, if the entire airport, for any reason, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-29. Minimum requirements for commercial airportsMinimum requirements for commercial airports shall be:(a) Facilities. (1) Facilities for supplying aircraft with fuel, oil and water; (2) potable drinking water and sanitary toilet…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-30. Minimum seaplane base facilities for commercial operationEach commercial seaplane base shall have, in addition to the facilities required for a commercial airport as set forth in section 15-41-29, the following service facil…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-32. Minimum requirements for restricted landing areasA restricted landing area shall provide a landing area sufficient for safe operation, taking into consideration the type of aircraft proposed to be used and the skill of the p…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-33. Responsibility of licenseeThe following are the responsibility of the holder of a restricted landing area license: (1) To enforce the restrictions, if any, placed thereon by the department; (2) to supervise or cause the supe…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-34. Restriction on useThe following operations shall not be conducted on a restricted landing area: Carrying of passengers for hire other than the carrying of passengers for hire under a continued bilateral contract or contracts…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-35. Waiver. HearingThe department may, at its own discretion, reduce the physical standards stated in section 15-41-31 upon finding, after a hearing, that exceptional circumstances or conditions exist. The applicant shall initia…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-36. Minimum safe altitudesExcept when necessary for take-off or landing, no person shall operate an aircraft below the following altitudes: (1) Anywhere: An altitude which will permit, in the event of the failure of a power unit…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-37. Dropping of objectsNo person piloting an aircraft shall permit any object to be dropped from such aircraft in flight if a hazard to persons or property is thereby created. The dropping of periodicals, circulars or objects of…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-38. Traffic over games, races, etc.There shall be no flying under an altitude of two thousand feet over or in the vicinity of any game, contest, celebration or outdoor gathering unless a waiver has been granted by the department…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-39. Hunting from aircraftNo person shall, while an aircraft is in flight, discharge firearms for the purpose of hunting as defined by section 26-1 of the general statutes.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-40. Air shows, air races or demonstrationsNo person shall engage in or take part in any air show, air race or demonstration which may be in conflict with Connecticut or federal laws and regulations governing aeronautics unless a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-41. Photographic permitFor any photographic flight necessitating flying at an altitude less than that required by law or regulation, the pilot shall obtain a photographic permit from the department. A permit issued for this purp…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42a. Definitions(a) \"Drop zone\" means an unobstructed, radial area of land within the drop zone area used for parachute jumping which contains a clearly defined target point. (b) \"Drop zone area\" means a parcel or parcels of…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42b. WaiverNo person shall make an intentional parachute jump from an aircraft unless a waiver has been issued by the commissioner of transportation or the parachute jump is made onto a licensed parachute jump center except as f…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42c. Parachute manufacturersAnnual waivers may be requested from the Department by Connecticut based parachute manufacturers for parachute jumps made by licensed parachutists to demonstrate or test the product, the sale of which…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42d. Parachute jump center(a) License. A parachute jump center shall be required to have an annual license from the commissioner of transportation. A parachute jump center license may be issued by the commissioner of transportat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42e. Off-center demonstration jumpsOnly licensed parachutists as defined by USPA shall be permitted to make off-center demonstration jumps at a temporary drop zone who, in addition to the regulations herein contained, comply wit…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42f. Minimum opening altitudeMinimum opening altitude for non-emergency parachute jumps shall be as follows:(a) Tandem Jumps – 3,000′ above the ground or water(b) All Static Line Jumps – 2,800′ above the ground or water(c) All F…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42g. Safety devices, altimeterEach parachutist is to be equipped with:(a) For accelerated free fall students, a piggy back harness/container that has ripcord activated, spring loaded, pilot chute deployed main and reserve parach…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42h. Hazards to air traffic, persons or propertyNo person shall make a parachute jump, and no pilot in command of an aircraft shall allow a parachute jump to be made from that aircraft, if that jump creates a hazard to air traff…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42i. Violation of federal or state statutes or local ordinances or regulationsNo person shall make a parachute jump, and no pilot in command of an aircraft shall allow a parachute jump to be made from that aircraft in violation …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42j. Airport jumpsNo person shall make a parachute jump and no pilot in command of an aircraft shall allow a parachute jump to be made from that aircraft onto any airport without prior approval of that airport management. (Effec…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42k. Medical certificateAll parachutists engaging in parachute jumping shall maintain a valid Class I, II or III Federal Aviation Administration medical certificate or a certificate of physical fitness for parachuting from a lic…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42l. Parachute jumps(a) No person shall make an intentional parachute jump from an aircraft without being equipped with a Federal Aviation Administration Technical Standard Order (TSO) dual pack parachute. (b) Student parachutis…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42m. Approved aircraftAll aircraft from which parachute jumps are made shall be of the type approved by the Federal Aviation Administration or its successor for this purpose. (Effective May 23, 1986)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42n. Waiver of regulationsAny of the above regulations may be waived for good cause by the commissioner of transportation.(Effective May 23, 1986)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-42o. Compliance with federal regulationsIn addition to the above regulations, all parachutists are required to comply with any applicable Federal Aviation Administration regulations affecting parachute jumping. (Effective May 23…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-43a. Definitions(a) \"Air Carriers\" means domestic or foreign air carriers certificated by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. (b) \"Business or Corporate Aircraft\" means aircraft owned by or leased to a pe…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-44a. Use and operation of state airports and facilities(a) Fixed base operators, multiple services operators, air carriers and other persons, corporations, partnerships or other entities shall not use any state airport as a base…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-45. State airport fees(a) As used in subsection (i) of this section for the purpose of determining the rents, fees and charges to be paid by all Air Carriers under the Short Term Lease at Bradley International Airport effective …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-46—15-41-50. Reserved.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-51. Temporary use of International Wing at Bradley International Airport for domestic flightsThe International Wing at Bradley International Airport shall be open to use by domestic carriers with the ramp gate area use and facil…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-41-52—15-41-60. Reserved.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 15-74b-1. Definitions(a) \"Public Airport\" means any state or municipality owned airport, restricted landing area or other air navigational facility or any facility licensed by the commissioner of transportation under section 13b-46 …