Messy airplane hanger cops in scottsdale to help the messy yard cops rid the city of blight???? Original Article Scottsdale Airport looks to remove inactive planes Thomas Ropp The Arizona Republic Apr. 12, 2006 12:00 AM SCOTTSDALE - Planes that look like they belong in a junkyard rather than a tarmac may soon be banned at Scottsdale Airport. Tonight, the Scottsdale Airport Advisory Commission will discuss adopting a rule to outlaw eyesore aircraft from public view. This would include planes with flat tires, missing propellers or dismantled engines for annual inspections. "Some of these airplanes have literally been sitting in the same location for years and are never flown," airport Director Scott Gray said. Gray said the new parking regulation, introduced at the February commission meeting, is intended to clean up the tarmac as well as free up space for aircraft owners with airworthy planes who have been waiting for a place to park. Tenants who don't fix their planes in 30 days after notice could lose their $36 month-to-month tie-down spot. Commissioner Thomas Guilfoy said he is all for having space available for those pilots who are the most active, but he questions the demand for tie-downs, which are under 100 spaces at Scottsdale Airport. "The pent-up demand is for hangars and covered places," Guilfoy said. "Pilots with resources are going to Deer Valley Airport (in Phoenix) or Falcon (Field in Mesa) where they still have hangar space." Guilfoy said he also doesn't like being asked to create another rule, especially when Scottsdale has an ordinance that prohibits junky ambience in public places. But Gray said he wanted staff to come up with its own rule because the city's was "a little too severe." Guilfoy said the airport needs to be careful in the wording of the new rule. Right now the planes that are considered non-airworthy are being referred to as derelict. "People could be just fixing up a plane," Guilfoy said. Gray said he doesn't know how many aircraft fall under this new rule, but several tenants have already repaired their aircraft since this issue became public. Guilfoy said there has been "amazingly little feedback" from airport tenants on this topic. General aviation organizations like Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the Arizona Pilots Association have also been quiet. "So in some ways we're making a mountain out of molehill," Guilfoy said. "Ultimately it's an important issue, but this rule has no traction." The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the airport administration building, 15000 N. Airport Drive. A version of this story may have appeared in your community section or your community Republic.