Michigan Compiled Laws 327-1945-v Chapter V Regulation Of Aircraft, Airmen, Airports And Air Instruction. (259.76...259.91)

• Section 259.76 Registration Of Aircraft Generally.
  (1) An aircraft tied down, moored, hangared, or based within this state and the number assigned to that aircraft by the federal aviation administration...
• Section 259.76a Operation Of Aircraft; Registration Required; Registration Certificate; Application Forms; Fees.
  (1) A person shall not operate nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, except as provided in this act, an aircraft of...
• Section 259.77 Application For Renewal Registration; Execution And Return; Payment Of Registration Fee; Expiration Of Registration; Registration Fee In Lieu Of Property Taxes; Rate Of Registration Fee; Penalty For Failure To Register Or Pay Registration Fee; Waiver Of Penalty; Postmark Date As Date Of Payment.
  (1) If an aircraft is registered under this act, the commission shall send an application for renewal registration to the owner of the aircraft...
• Section 259.78 Sale, Transfer, Or Assignment Of Interest In Aircraft; Transfer Fee.
  When the owner of a registered aircraft sells, transfers, or assigns his or her interest thereto, the registration certificate issued for that aircraft shall...
• Section 259.79 Carrying Or Display Of Registration Certificate Or Assigned Number; Exception.
  (1) The state registration certificate issued by the commission shall be carried in the aircraft at all times. Each aircraft shall display the number...
• Section 259.79a Aircraft Inspection; Access.
  The commission may cause an aircraft to be inspected at any time to determine its compliance with the registration requirements of this act. The...
• Section 259.80 Operation Of Aircraft; Airworthiness Requirements; Operating Limitations; Waiver.
  (1) A person shall not operate nor an owner knowingly permit to be operated except as provided in this chapter, an aircraft which does...
• Section 259.80a Prohibited Conduct.
  (1) A person shall not navigate an aircraft over; land upon; or fly from; or service, maintain, or repair an aircraft or an airport,...
• Section 259.80b Conformance With Standard Traffic Patterns Recommended By Federal Air Regulations; Exceptions; Flying Aircraft Acrobatically; Payment Of Storage, Repair, And Supply Charges; Responsibility For Safe Operation; Report Of Accident; Distance Requirements.
  (1) A person operating an aircraft shall conform to standard traffic patterns recommended by federal air regulations except as follows: (a) When meteorological conditions...
• Section 259.80c Disposal Of Wrecked Aircraft; Report By Participants In Accident; Admission Of Investigations Or Hearings As Evidence; Testimony As Expert Witness.
  (1) An aircraft owner, pilot, or authorized agent is responsible for the prompt disposal of a wrecked aircraft and its parts to avoid interference...
• Section 259.80d Landing Aircraft.
  (1) An aircraft shall not land, except in an emergency, on private property, other than upon recognized landing areas, unless express permission is secured...
• Section 259.80e Locations For Flying Of Aircraft; Limitations; Altitude.
  (1) Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, an aircraft shall not be flown at the following locations: (a) Over any congested area of...
• Section 259.80f Possessing, Carrying, Or Attempting To Possess Certain Items In Sterile Area Of Airport; Prohibitions; Violations; Penalties; Exceptions; Other Violations; Consecutive Terms Of Imprisonment; Definitions.
  (1) An individual shall not possess, carry, or attempt to possess or carry any of the following in a sterile area of a commercial...
• Section 259.80g Operation Of Ultralight.
  (1) A person shall not operate an ultralight in a manner that creates a hazard to other persons or property. (2) A person shall...
• Section 259.80h Seaplane Base; Takeoff And Landing Distance.
  A seaplane operator conducting commercial operations shall assure that the seaplane base used for takeoff or landing has sufficient takeoff and landing distance for...
• Section 259.81 Repealed. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to inspection of aircraft.
• Section 259.82 Dealer's License; Application; Fee; Form; Signature; Statement; Expiration; Renewal; Display; Record; Report; General Registration Numbers For Manufacturer And Dealer Aircraft; Issuance, Charge, And Display; Sale Or Exchange Of Aircraft Subject To Registration; Application For Registration; Dismantling Or Wrecking Registered Aircraft; Cancellation, Revocation, Or Suspension Of License.
  (1) A person shall not engage in the business of buying, selling, brokering, or dealing in aircraft of a type required to be registered,...
• Section 259.83 Operation Of Civil Aircraft; Federal Airman Certification Requirements; Compliance Required.
  (1) A person shall not operate a civil aircraft over or upon the lands and waters of this state unless he or she is...
• Section 259.83a Flight Operations Requiring Federal Aviation Regulation Air Carrier Or Commercial Operator's Certification.
  (1) A person holding a valid federal air carrier operating certificate or commercial operator's certificate shall not conduct flight operations in violation of that...
• Section 259.83b Flight Operations; Prohibition; Violation.
  (1) A person shall not conduct flight operations requiring a federal aviation regulation air carrier or commercial operator's certification without first having been issued...
• Section 259.84 Repealed. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to applicability of MCL 259.83.
• Section 259.84a Registration Of Aircraft; Cancellation, Revocation, Or Suspension; Grounds; Notice And Hearing.
  After notice and opportunity for the person to be heard, the commission may cancel, revoke, or suspend the registration of an aircraft if any...
• Section 259.85 Flight School.
  (1) A person shall not operate a flight school in this state unless the person holds an annual license issued by the commission. (2)...
• Section 259.85a Repealed. 2003, Act 133, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 2003.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to criminal history, records check, and fingerprinting as conditions to enrollment in flight school.
• Section 259.86 Airport Manager; License; Fee; Expiration; Approval Of Aeronautical Facilities; License Of Approval; Requirements; Fee In Lieu Of Real Property Taxes; Temporary Field Permits; Statement Describing Approach Clear Zones And Transitional Surface Areas.
  (1) Any individual appointed as an airport manager by the owner of a licensed aeronautical facility, before operating as an airport manager, shall be...
• Section 259.86a-259.86c Repealed. 2002, Act 35, Eff. May 15, 2002.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to categories of licensed aeronautical facilities and appointment and duties of airport manager.
• Section 259.87 Airports And Facilities; Rejection Of Application For Permission To Operate.
  (1) In any case in which the department rejects an application for permission to operate an airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility, or...
• Section 259.87a Certificate Of Approval; Registration; Fee.
  Each certificate of approval of an airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility shall be registered annually, and the department is authorized to establish...
• Section 259.88 Repealed. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to annual registration of airports and facilities.
• Section 259.89 Private Use Landing Areas.
  Sections 86 and 87a do not apply to landing areas designated and operated for private use if commercial operations are not performed on the...
• Section 259.89a Ultralight Or Balloon Use; Landing Areas.
  Sections 86 and 87a do not apply to landing areas designated and operated for the exclusive use of either ultralights or balloons. A landing...
• Section 259.90 Repealed. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to emergency public use.
• Section 259.91 Flying Club.
  A flying club shall be a nonprofit entity organized for the express purpose of providing its members with an aircraft for their personal use...

Last modified: October 10, 2016