The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Acrobatic flying means any intentional airplane maneuver or stunt not necessary to air navigation, or operation of aircraft in such manner as to endanger human life or safety by the performance of unusual or dangerous maneuvers.

Aircraft means any aeroplane, airplane, gas bag, flying machine, balloon, helicopter, autogyro, and any other contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designated for navigation of or flight in the air, except a parachute or other contrivance used primarily as safety equipment.

(Code 1980, § 4-1)

Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.

No person shall operate any aircraft over or within the city in violation of any valid air traffic or other rule or regulation established by the Federal Aviation Administration or by the state.

(Code 1980, § 4-2)

No person shall operate any aircraft within or over the city unless such person has current certificates issued by the federal and state governments and unless such aircraft shall have current certificates from the federal and state governments.

(Code 1980, § 4-3)

All aircraft when flying within or over the city at night shall have lights and other equipment required for such flying by the rules, regulations or orders of the Federal Aviation Administration and the state.

(Code 1980, § 4-4)

Unnecessary noise by operators of aircraft within or over the city is prohibited.

(Code 1980, § 4-5)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or fly, or cause to be operated or flown over the city, an airplane or any other kind of aircraft, except a balloon, for or in connection with advertising purposes.

(Code 1980, § 4-6)

It shall be unlawful for any person to attach any signs, banners or other form of advertising material to any aircraft, except balloons, flying over the city.

(Code 1980, § 4-7)

It shall be unlawful to broadcast through loudspeakers, or otherwise, any music, noises, entertainment, announcements, or advertising matter of any kind, from aircraft flying over the city.

(Code 1980, § 4-8)

No person shall make exhibition flights by carrying banners or signs on any aircraft flying within or over the city without first obtaining a permit to do so from the city clerk, and payment of a permit fee for each flight. Such permit fee is on file in the city clerk's office. The city clerk shall issue such permit if the person who will operate the aircraft, in carrying out any of the objects named in this section, is duly licensed by the federal government, the aircraft to be used is licensed by the federal government, and the safety or lives of the inhabitants of the city will not be endangered by the proposed flight; however, the permits provided for in this section may be issued for periods not longer than six months, rather than for individual flights, if the safety or lives of the inhabitants of the city will not be endangered by such permit and a permit fee is paid. Such six months' permit shall be revoked by the city upon violation of any of the terms and provisions of this chapter.

(Code 1980, § 4-9)

No person in any aircraft shall cause or permit to be thrown out, discharged or dropped within the city any object or substance, except loose water or loose sand ballast when absolutely essential to the safety of the occupants of the aircraft.

(Code 1980, § 4-10)

Acrobatic flying by any person flying over any residential or business portion of the city is prohibited.

(Code 1980, § 4-11)

Except in case of emergency, no person shall land any aircraft within the city except upon a regularly established airport field, or landing pad or place; except that airplanes which land on water shall land on the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, or other designated place.

(Code 1980, § 4-12)

Except while taking off or landing at an established landing field, pad or place, no person shall fly or permit any aircraft to be flown within the city except at a height sufficient to permit a reasonably safe emergency landing, which in no case shall be less than 1,000 feet. The provisions of this section may be deviated from when special circumstances render a deviation necessary to avoid immediate danger, or necessity, or when such deviation is required because of stress of weather conditions or other unavoidable cause.

(Code 1980, § 4-13)

No private landing field, pad or place for aircraft shall be established or maintained within the city without a permit first having been granted by the city. Any landing field, pad or place established within the city shall be subject to such regulations from time to time as may be adopted by ordinance, and subject to all the applicable rules and regulations of this chapter.

(Code 1980, § 4-14)