Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 72 > Chapter 10 > Part 10 - Safe Use of Unmanned Aircraft

• Aircraft: means any contrivance now known or in the future invented, used, or designed for navigation of or flight in the air. See Utah Code 72-10-102
• Airport: means any area of land, water, or both, that:
       (8)(a) is used or is made available for landing and takeoff;
       (8)(b) provides facilities for the shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, and handling of passengers and cargo;
       (8)(c) meets the minimum requirements established by the department as to size and design, surface, marking, equipment, and operation; and
       (8)(d) includes all areas shown as part of the airport in the current airport layout plan as approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. See Utah Code 72-10-102
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Fixed guideway: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-12-102. See Utah Code 72-1-102
• Flight: means any kind of locomotion by aircraft while in the air. See Utah Code 72-10-102
• Large public transit district: means the same as that term is defined in Section 17B-2a-802. See Utah Code 72-1-102
• Person: means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, or association of individuals. See Utah Code 72-10-102
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Public transit: means the same as that term is defined in Section 17B-2a-802. See Utah Code 72-1-102
• Public transit facility: means a fixed guideway, transit vehicle, transit station, depot, passenger loading or unloading zone, parking lot, or other facility:
       (25)(a) leased by or operated by or on behalf of a public transit district; and
       (25)(b) related to the public transit services provided by the district, including:

            (25)(b)(i) railway or other right-of-way;

            (25)(b)(ii) railway line; and

            (25)(b)(iii) a reasonable area immediately adjacent to a designated stop on a route traveled by a transit vehicle. See Utah Code 72-1-102
• Right-of-way: means real property or an interest in real property, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to state transportation purposes. See Utah Code 72-1-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Unmanned aircraft: means an aircraft that is:
       (37)(a) capable of sustaining flight; and
       (37)(b) operated with no possible direct human intervention from on or within the aircraft. See Utah Code 72-10-102
• Unmanned aircraft system: means the entire system used to operate an unmanned aircraft, including:
       (38)(a) the unmanned aircraft, including payload;
       (38)(b) communications equipment;
       (38)(c) navigation equipment;
       (38)(d) controllers;
       (38)(e) support equipment; and
       (38)(f) autopilot functionality. See Utah Code 72-10-102