28-8279 Trick or acrobatic flying; low level flying; dropping objects; classification

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Arizona Code › Title 28 › Chapter 25 › Article 3 › Section 8279

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28-8279. Trick or acrobatic flying; low level flying; dropping objects; classification

An aeronaut or passenger who does any of the following while in flight over a densely inhabited area or over a public gathering in this state is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor:

1. Engages in trick or acrobatic flying or in any acrobatic feat.

2. Except while landing or taking off, flies at a low level that endangers persons on the surface beneath the flight.

3. Drops an object, except loose water, loose sand ballast or loose sheets of paper.

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