§ 4-114 — Helicopter operation
Code of Ordinances, City of Tupelo, Mississippi (Supp. No. 15: codified through Ordinance of March 5, 2024 and Ordinance of June 4, 2024) · Tupelo Code of Ordinances § 4-114
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Sec. 4-114. - Helicopter operation.
(a) Hovering and parking. No person shall: (1) Fly or hover over any building, assembly of persons or vehicles or aircraft on the ground at less than five hundred (500) feet above the surface object, except when flying an actual or simulated instrument approach to the active runway or when making normal approaches to landing on the marked helipad on closed Runway 04-22. (2) Hover or ground taxi in such a manner and proximity to surface persons or objects as to risk injury to persons or damage to aircraft and other property. (b) Skid landing gear restrictions. No person shall: (1) Park any helicopter equipped with skid-type landing gear on any asphalt surface except at specifically marked points on closed Runway 04-22. (2) Conduct running landings or takeoffs on any paved surface of the airport or on any sod area of the airport with any helicopter equipped with skid-type landing gear in such a manner as to damage or cause risk of damage to the paved surface or sod without the prior approval of the airport authority.
(Ord. of 5-8-90, §§ 5.27, 5.28)