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    Chapter 2. Aircraft Standards and Licensing of Pilots

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"Aircraft" defined
    Sec. 1. In this chapter, "aircraft" means any contrivance known orinvented after May 21, 1929, used or designed for navigation of orflight in the air, except a parachute or other contrivance designed forsuch navigation but used primarily as safety equipment. "Operatingaircraft" means performing the services of aircraft pilot.
(Formerly: Acts 1929, c.171, s.1.) As amended by P.L.66-1984,SEC.136.

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Standards
    Sec. 2. Aircraft operating within this state shall conform withrespect to design, construction and airworthiness to the standardsprescribed by the United States government, with respect tonavigation of aircraft subject to its jurisdiction, and it shall beunlawful for any person to navigate an aircraft within this stateunless it is licensed and registered by the department of commerceof the United States in the manner prescribed by the lawful rules andregulations of the United States government, then in force.
(Formerly: Acts 1929, c.171, s.2.)

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Licensing
    Sec. 3. A person engaging within this state in navigating theaircraft described in section 2 hereof in any form of navigation forwhich license to operate such aircraft would be required by theUnited States government shall have the qualifications necessary forobtaining and holding the class of license required by the UnitedStates government. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage inoperating such aircraft within this state in any form of navigationunless he or she have such license.
(Formerly: Acts 1929, c.171, s.3.)

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Personal possession of license
    Sec. 4. The certificate of the license herein required shall be keptin the personal possession of the licensee when he or she is operatingaircraft within this state and must be presented for inspection uponthe demand of any passenger, any peace officer of this state or anyofficial, manager or person in charge of any airport or landing fieldin this state, upon which he or she shall land.
(Formerly: Acts 1929, c.171, s.4.)

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Violations
    Sec. 5. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class B

misdemeanor.
(Formerly: Acts 1929, c.171, s.5.) As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2,SEC.859.