Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-5. Pilot’s license required
No person shall operate any civil aircraft within this state unless that person is the holder of an effective pilot’s license, permit, or certificate issued by the government of the United States. This restriction shall not apply to any person operating any aircraft licensed by a foreign country with which the United States has a reciprocal agreement covering the operation of licensed aircraft, nor to persons operating model aircraft, nor to any person piloting an aircraft that is equipped with fully functioning dual controls when a certified instructor is in full charge of one set of those controls. No person shall operate any civil aircraft in this state in violation of any term, specification, or limitation of his or her pilot’s license, permit, or certificate.
History of Section.
P.L. 1940, ch. 851, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 1-4-5.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-5
- Aircraft: means any contrivance now known or invented, used, or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air, except a parachute or other contrivance designed for air navigation but used primarily as safety equipment. See Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-2
- Civil aircraft: means any aircraft other than a public aircraft. See Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-2
- Operate: means , with respect to aircraft, to use, cause to use or authorize to use an aircraft, for the purpose of engine start, movement on the ground (taxi), or air navigation including the piloting of aircraft, with or without the right of legal control (as owner, lessee, or otherwise). See Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-2
- Person: means any individual, or any corporation or other association of individuals. See Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-2
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8