West Virginia Code 17C-25-10 – Federal license required for operation of aircraft
(a) A person shall not operate or cause or authorize to be operated any aircraft within this state unless such aircraft has an appropriate effective certificate, permit, or license issued by the United States, if such certificate, permit, or license is required by the United States.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 17C-25-10
- Aeronautics: means the art and science of flight including, but not limited to, transportation by aircraft. See West Virginia Code 17C-25-1
- Aircraft: means any contrivance now known, or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air. See West Virginia Code 17C-25-1
- Airport: means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and takeoff of aircraft and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon. See West Virginia Code 17C-25-1
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof. See West Virginia Code 17C-25-1
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(b) A person may not engage in aeronautics in this state unless he or she has an appropriate effective certificate, permit, rating, or license issued by the United States authorizing him or her to engage in the particular class of aeronautics in which he or she is engaged, if such certificate, permit, rating, or license is required by the United States.
(c) Where a certificate, permit, rating, or license is required by the United States, it shall be kept in the personal possession of a pilot when he or she is operating within this state and shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any law enforcement officer, or any official, manager, or person in charge of any airport upon which they shall land, or upon the reasonable request of any other person.
(d) Where a certificate, permit, or license is required by the United States for an aircraft, it shall be carried in the aircraft at all times while the aircraft is operating in the state, shall be conspicuously posted in the aircraft where it may readily be seen by passengers or inspectors, and shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any law enforcement officer, or any official, manager, or person in charge of any airport upon which the aircraft shall land, or upon the reasonable request of any person.