A Note To Pilots:

When it comes to following fly friendly procedures, it is important to remember that only the FAA and Federal Aviation Regulations govern flight operations. Efforts to follow regulations and to fly friendly can sometimes put a pilot in a contradictory and difficult-to-understand position. It is important to always remember priorities:

The Pilot in Command (PIC) is Directly Responsible for the Aircraft Operation

Directly from the Federal Aviation Regulations:

14 CFR 91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command.

1. (a) The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft.
2. (b) In an in-flight emergency requiring immediate action, the pilot in command may deviate from any rule of this part to the extent required to meet that emergency.
3. (c) Each pilot in command who deviates from a rule under paragraph (b) of this section shall, upon the request of the Administrator, send a written report of that deviation to the Administrator.

The FAA alone has Jurisdiction of the Airspace

The FAA is solely responsible for regulating aircraft and pilots in flight and clearing us through airspace, from taxiing on the Movement Area on the surface, through takeoff, flight, landing and taxiing. The FAA Air Traffic Control (ATC) is primary concerned with Safety of Flight (including separation of aircraft), and secondarily concerned with efficiency. The FAA has no requirement to heed to individual City municipal codes and will always direct air traffic with Safety (1) and Efficiency (2) as priorities. In some cases, with time permitting, ATC will remind pilots about local Noise Abatement procedures in effect, but they have no requirement to direct traffic to follow them.