Editing Larry Ellison (section)

===Aviation===
Ellison is a licensed pilot who has owned several aircraft.<ref name=Rohrlich/> He was cited by the city of [[San Jose, California]], for violating its [[noise mitigation#Aircraft noise abatement|limits on late-night takeoffs and landings]] from [[San Jose Mineta International Airport]] by planes weighing more than 75,000&nbsp;pounds (34,019&nbsp;kg). In January 2000, Ellison sued over the interpretation of the airport rule, contending that his [[Gulfstream V]] aircraft "is certified by the manufacturer to fly at two weights: 75,000 pounds, and at 90,000 pounds for heavier loads or long flights requiring more fuel. But the pilot only lands the plane in San Jose when it weighs 75,000 pounds or less, and has the logs to prove it."<ref>{{cite news |first=Carolyne |last=Zinko |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ellison-Sues-Over-Airport-Rule-On-Noise-at-Night-2785281.php |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |title=Ellison Sues Over Airport Rule on Noise at Night / He wants right to land his jet anytime |date=January 7, 2000 |access-date= March 11, 2010 |archive-date= April 20, 2013 |archive-url= https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20130420095629/http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ellison-Sues-Over-Airport-Rule-On-Noise-at-Night-2785281.php |url-status= live}}</ref> US District Judge [[Jeremy Fogel]] ruled in Ellison's favor in June 2001, calling for a waiver for Ellison's jet, but did not invalidate the curfew.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matthew B. |last=Stannard |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/06/16/MNW222177.DTL |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |title=Judge clears Ellison for landing at night / Curfew left intact at San Jose airport |date=June 16, 2001 |access-date= March 11, 2010 |archive-date= October 7, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111007114546/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2001%2F06%2F16%2FMNW222177.DTL |url-status= live}}</ref>

Ellison also owns at least two military jets: the Italian training aircraft [[SIAI-Marchetti S.211]], and a decommissioned Soviet fighter [[MiG-29]], which the US government has refused him permission to import.<ref name=Rohrlich/>