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Front Matter i-xii
Summary 1-2
Chapter One - Introduction 3-9
Chapter Two - Accommodating Aeronautical Activity 10-17
Chapter Three - Safety and Risk Management 18-20
Chapter Four - Airfield and Airspace Consideration 21-25
Chapter Five - Aerobatic Operations 26-30
Chapter Six - Balloons 31-35
Chapter Seven - Airships 36-38
Chapter Eight - Aerial Application: Agricultural and Firefighting 39-46
Chapter Nine - Aerial Advertising 47-48
Chapter Ten - Glider Operations 49-52
Chapter Eleven - Rotorcraft Operations 53-61
Chapter Twelve - Parachute Operations 62-72
Chapter Thirteen - Ultralights 73-79
Chapter Fourteen - Unmanned Aircraft Systems 80-85
Chapter Fifteen - Case Examples 86-103
Chapter Sixteen - Conclusions 104-106
References 107-114
Bibliography 115-115
Appendix A - Survey Instrument 116-117
Appendix B - List of Participants and Types of Activities 118-119
Appendix C - Sample Informational Summary from ACRP Legal Research Digest 120-120
Appendix D - Rules and Regulations Arlington Municipal Airport, Washington 121-124
Appendix E - Rules and Regulations Deland Municipal Airport, Florida 125-126
Appendix F - Sample Ultralight Rules and Regulations Bremerton National Airport, Washington 127-127
Appendix G - Sample Airport/Facility Directory Notam Remarks 128-132
Appendix H - Sample License Agreement for Aerobatic Activity Keene Municipal Airport, New Hampshire 133-134
Appendix I - Sample Certificate of Waiver for Aerobatic Box Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Florida 135-138
Appendix J - Examples of Hot Air Balloon Hazards 139-139
Appendix K - Sample Aerial Agricultural Operator Agreement 140-140
Appendix L - Sample Agricultural Record Requirements State of Iowa 141-141
Appendix M - Sample Airport Incident Report Form for Spill Reporting 142-143
Appendix N - Sample Towplane Operating Policy Boulder Municipal Airport, Colorado 144-145
Appendix O - Sample Glider Operating Agreement 146-147
Appendix P - Sample Training Depiction for Parachute Landing Areas B&B Airpark, Texas 148-148
Appendix Q - Sample Mixed-Use Traffic Pattern Meadow Lake Airport, Colorado 149-149
Appendix R - RC Model and UAS Brochures 150-151
Appendix S - Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Safety Code 152-153
Appendix T - Example of Special Operations Briefing Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Florida 154-154
Appendix U - Example of Tenant and User Notification Form Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Florida 155-157

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