§ 3-01 Definitions.
RCNY § 3-01
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall for the purpose of this chapter have the meanings respectively ascribed to them as follows: Aircraft. "Aircraft" shall mean and include any and all contrivances or devices that are used or intended to be used for the navigation of or flight in air or space, including but not limited to airplanes, helicopters, lighter-than-air craft, gliders, seaplanes and amphibians. Airport. "Airport" shall mean any area of land or water, except John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport which are under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, that is used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, and includes any buildings and facilities. Applicant. "Applicant" shall mean any individual, entity, party, firm, partnership, co-partnership, corporation, association or company (including any assignee, receiver, trustee or similar representative thereof), society, government agency, public authority, or any state or political subdivision thereof. Armed Forces. "Armed Forces" shall mean the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard of the United States of America including their regular and reserve components and members. Auto-rotation. "Auto-rotation" shall mean a rotorcraft flight condition in which the lifting rotor is driven entirely by action of the air when the rotorcraft is in motion. Balloon. "Balloon" shall mean a lighter-than-air aircraft that is not engine driven. Commissioner. "Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Business Services or his duly authorized representative. Department. "Department" shall mean the New York City Department of Business Services. External load. "External load" shall mean a load that is carried, or extends outside of, the aircraft fuselage. Fixed base operation. "Fixed base operation" shall mean an operation conducted by a person having the right to furnish services including, but not limited to, storage and/or tiedown of aircraft, repair and/or maintenance of aircraft, aircraft charter, rental and/or lease and the sale of aviation fuels and other petroleum products. Glider. "Glider" shall mean a heavier-than-air aircraft, that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its lifting surfaces and whose free flight does not depend principally on an engine. Helicopter. "Helicopter" shall mean a rotorcraft that, for its horizontal motion, depends principally on its engine-driven rotors. Heliport. "Heliport" shall mean an area of land, water, or structure used, or intended to be used, for the landing and take off of helicopters. Jet aircraft. "Jet aircraft" shall mean and include any and all craft which are not propeller driven and which accomplish motion entirely as a direct reaction of the thrust of any engine. Kite. "Kite" shall mean a framework, covered with paper, cloth, metal, or other material, intended to be flown at the end of a rope or cable, and having as its only support the force of the wind moving past its surfaces. Parachute. "Parachute" shall mean a device used or intended to be used to retard the fall of a body or object through the air. Person. "Person" shall mean any individual, party, trustee, firm, partnership, corporation, joint stock association, company, society, government agency, public authority, or any state or political subdivision thereof. Rotorcraft. "Rotorcraft" shall mean a heavier-than-air aircraft that depends principally for its support in flight on the lift generated by one or more rotors. Seaplane. "Seaplane" shall mean any aircraft designed to maneuver on water, and shall include amphibious aircraft. Seaplane base. "Seaplane base" shall mean any waterfront property which provides, or is intended to provide, docking and/or ramp facilities for seaplanes, and shall include any additional appurtenances thereto. Staging area. "Staging area" shall mean that geographic location which may be used for the storage, assemblage or gathering of any item of equipment which is intended to be lifted by helicopter. Vehicle. "Vehicle" shall mean and include automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, limited use vehicles, bicycles, horse drawn vehicles and any other device in or upon which any person or property is or may be transported, carried or drawn upon land, except aircraft.
