General Procedures In the Ramp Area

  1. No smoking on ramp, hangar, offices, or breezeway area.
  2. No non-pilots in the ramp area (especially children) unless accompanied by pilot or designee.  Pets must be on a leash
Preflight
  1. Ladders shall be used to check fuel tanks.  Do NOT climb on the struts.  Ladders shall be stowed on their side on the ground between wing tips.
  2. Only paper is allowed on the aircraft glare shield. No headphones, kneeboards, etc. on glare shield.
  3. No oily/dirty rags in aircraft.  Deposit them in a garbage can after use.
Ramp Handling Procedures
  1. Use caution moving aircraft.  Clear the wings and tails.
  2. Tow bars shall be used to handle all aircraft in the parking area.
  3. Do not push vertically or horizontally on aircraft horizontal stabilizer or stabilator.
  4. Do not push on the propeller spinner.
  5. All Aircraft shall be pulled out and aligned with the ramp centerline, using tow bars, before starting.  Aircraft shall be shut down on centerline and pushed back with the tow bar.  Twin engine aircraft may be started/stopped and taxied from parking spot, if clearances from aircraft in surrounding spots permit safe operations.
  6. No engine starts within 85 feet of BEFA hangar doors.  Starts must be at or beyond the 3 blue lines on the ramp at RNT, to minimize prop blast into the BEFA hangar.  Use low throttle settings.
  7. Powered turns in the parking area are not allowed.
Post Flight
  1. Try to return the aircraft to the tie down spot from which it was taken, if it does not impede other flights to do so.
  2. Clear the ramp area as soon as possible after shut down.
  3. Props shall be stowed in the near horizontal position to allow for wingtip clearance. If fuel is required, place the prop in the 9:00 - 3:00 position.  If no fuel is required, place the prop at the 10:00 - 4:00 position.
  4. Fuel selector valves shall be left on the right tank position when the aircraft are tied down.  (This helps reduce fuel transfer/loss.)
  5. The Rotating beacon switch shall be left on when securing aircraft.  This provides a visual cue for master switches that are left on and will help to prevent dead batteries.
General
  1. Cars may not be parked between aircraft.  They are to be left only in designated car parking areas.  Permission is required to drive on ramp area--except for engine pre-heating purposes.