The following are actual laws from a variety
of places in the United States
Excerpts from Private Pilot, November 1987
IT IS AGAINST THE LAW FOR A PILOT TO TICKLE A FEMALE FLYING
STUDENT UNDER HER
CHIN WITH A FEATHER DUSTER IN ORDER TO GET HER ATTENTION.
-COLUMBIA, PA
IT IS A VIOLATION FOR A WOMAN OVER 200 POUNDS AND ATTIRED
IN SHORTS TO PILOT OR
RIDE IN AN AIRPLANE. - POCATALIGO, GA
LINGERIE
CAN'T BE HUNG ON A CLOTHESLINE AT THE AIRPORT UNLESS THE UNDIES ARE
CAREFULLY
HIDDEN FROM PRYING EYES BY A "SUITABLE SCREEN". - KIDDERVILLE, NH
NO
FEMALE SHALL APPEAR IN A BATHING SUIT AT ANY AIRPORT IN THIS STATE UNLESS
SHE
IS ESCORTED BY TWO OFFICERS OR UNLESS SHE IS ARMED WITH A CLUB.
THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS STATUTE SHALL NOT APPLY TO FEMALES WEIGHING LESS THAN
90
POUNDS NOR EXCEEDING 200 POUNDS, NOR SHALL IT APPLY TO FEMALE HORSES.
- KENTUCKY
IT IS A VIOLATION OF LOCAL LAW FOR ANY PILOT OR PASSENGER
TO CARRY AN ICE CREAM
CONE IN THEIR POCKET WHILE EITHER FLYING OR WAITING TO
BOARD A PLANE.
- LOWES CROSSROADS, DELAWARE
PILOTS AND PASSENGERS ARE
PROHIBITED FROM EATING ONIONS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7
A.M. AND 7 P.M. - BLUFF,
UT
CITIZENS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER AN AIRPLANE WITHIN FOUR HOURS OF
EATING
GARLIC. - WAKEFIELD, R.I.
NO FEMALE WEARING A NIGHTGOWN CAN BE
TAKEN FOR A FLIGHT ON A PRIVATE PLANE.
- HEADLAND, AL
IT IS AGAINST
THE LAW TO EAT ICE CREAM IN THE LOCAL AIRPORT WITH A FORK.
- BICKNELL,
IN
NO MARRIED MAN CAN GO FLYING ON SUNDAY. - BURDOVILLE, VT
NO
MARRIED MAN CAN GO FLYING WITHOUT HIS SPOUSE ALONG AT ANY TIME, UNLESS HE
HAS
BEEN MARRIED FOR MORE THAN 12 MONTHS. - WEST UNION, OH
NO ONE CAN PLAY
CARDS ON THE AIRPORT GROUNDS WITH A WOMAN, A CHILD, OR AN
INDIAN. - WHITE
HORSE, NM
NO ONE - MAN, WOMAN, OR CHILD - CAN BE SEEN FLYING WHILE
BAREFOOT.
- FAIRPLAY, CO
DON'T LET YOUR HORSE FALL ASLEEP IN THE
AIRPORT. - PEEWEE, WEST VIRGINIA
WOMEN WHO ARE SINGLE, WIDOWED, OR
DIVORCED ARE BANNED FROM PARACHUTING ON
SUNDAY. - CRAWFORD,
NEBRASKA
NO TURTLE RACES SHALL BE HELD AT THE AIRPORT. BOURBON,
MISSISSIPPI
PEOPLE CANNOT PLAY CHECKERS AT THE AIRPORT, "LEST THEY
ACQUIRE A TASTE FOR
GAMBLING". - CLEARBROOK, MINNESOTA
CITIZENS CANNOT
CARRY A SLINGSHOT ON AN AIRPLANE WITHOUT SPECIAL PERMISSION.
- OKANOGAN,
WA
NO PILOT CAN EAT UNSHELLED ROASTED PEANUTS OR WATERMELON WHILE
FLYING.
- LEADWOOD, MISSOURI
NO PERSON IS ALLOWED TO READ THE SUNDAY
PAPER WHILE SITTING IN A CHAIR AT THE
AIRPORT WHILE CHURCH SERVICES ARE GOING
ON. - UPPERVILLE, VA
NO FLYER MAY WEAR A PAIR OF PANTS WITH HIP POCKETS
WHILE FLYING. - GUYMAN, OK
GARGLING IS PROHIBITED WHILE FLYING. -
HACKBERRY, ARIZONA
LOUD BURPING WHILE WALKING AROUND THE AIRPORT IS
PROHIBITED. - HALSTEAD, KANSAS
IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO SNEEZE IN AN
AIRPLANE. - LYNCH HEIGHTS, DELAWARE
NO FLYING INSTRUCTOR "CAN PLACE HIS
ARM AROUND A WOMAN WITHOUT A GOOD AND
LAWFUL REASON" (WHILE FLYING). - ROCK
SPRINGS, WY
JUGGLING IN FRONT OF AN AIRPLANE IS ILLEGAL. - WELLSBORO,
PA
ROOSTERS MAY CROW, ONLY IF IT IS DONE AT LEAST 300 FEET FROM THE
AIRPORT.
- STUGIS, MICHIGAN