Aviation Mechanic - General, Airframe, and Powerplant › I. General › Task F. Ground Operations and Servicing

AM.I.F.S4

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Use appropriate hand signals for the movement of aircraft.

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Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. 5-8
CHAPTER 5. PART 107 SUBPART B, OPERATING RULES (SMALL UAS) › 5.9 VLOS Aircraft Operation › 5.10.1 Small Unmanned Aircraft Operations Near an Airport—Notification and Permissions
remote PIC must yield right-of-way to all other aircraft, including aircraft operating on the surface of the airport (§ 107.43). Remote PICs are prohibited from operating a small unmanned aircraft in a manner that interferes with operations and traffic ... patterns at airports, heliports, and seaplane bases (§ 107.43). Small unmanned aircraft must always yield right-of-way to a manned aircraft. A manned aircraft may alter its flightpath, delay its landing, or take off in order to avoid a small…
14 CFR Part 43 — Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration Open
14 CFR § 43.7 Persons authorized to approve aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, or component parts for return to service after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuildi
Persons authorized to approve aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, or component parts for return to service after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration. (a) Except as provided in this section and § 43.17, no person, other than the Administrator ... approve an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part for return to service after it has undergone maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration. (b) The holder of a mechanic certificate or an inspection authorization may approve an aircraft…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 1-19
Chapter 1: Safety, Ground Operations, & Servicing › Engine Fails to Start › Towing of Aircraft
Prior to towing any aircraft, check all tires and landing gear struts for proper inflation. (Inflation of landing gear struts of aircraft in overhaul and storage is excluded.) 10. When moving aircraft, do not start and stop suddenly. For added ... safety, aircraft brakes must never be applied during towing, except upon command by one of the tow team members in an emergency situation. 11. Aircraft are parked in specified areas. Generally, the distance between rows of parked aircraft is great…