Section 1-4-3.1. – Notification and reporting of aircraft accidents.
§ 1-4-3.1. Notification and reporting of aircraft accidents. The operator of an aircraft involved in an accident or incident as defined in 49 CFR 830 shall immediately notify the chief aeronautics inspector. This notification shall be in addition to any duty to notify and provide a report to the National Transportation Safety Board under 49 […]
Section 1-4-4. – Federal registration required.
§ 1-4-4. Federal registration required. No flight of civil aircraft, other than a foreign aircraft, is made or authorized to be made within this state unless the aircraft is possessed of valid aircraft registration and airworthiness or experimental certificates issued by the government of the United States, nor in violation of any term, specification, or […]
Section 1-4-5. – Pilot’s license required.
§ 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 […]
Section 1-4-6. – State registration of federal certificates.
§ 1-4-6. State registration of federal certificates. (a) All owners and operators, or owners or operators, of all aircraft, and dealers in aircraft, based or primarily used in the state of Rhode Island shall register the federal certificates of their aircraft and dealer registration as the director may by regulation prescribe. An aircraft shall be […]
Section 1-4-7. – Carrying and posting of license and certificate — Evidence of nonissuance.
§ 1-4-7. Carrying and posting of license and certificate — Evidence of nonissuance. A required pilot’s license, permit, or certificate shall be kept in the personal possession of the pilot while the pilot is operating an aircraft within this state. Required aircraft certificates shall be carried in the aircraft at all times and shall be […]
Section 1-4-8. – Duties of director.
§ 1-4-8. Duties of director. It shall be the duty of the director to foster aeronautics within this state in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and for that purpose the director shall: (1) Encourage the establishment of airports and other air navigation facilities; (2) Make recommendations to the governor and the general assembly […]
Section 1-4-9. – Jurisdiction of director.
§ 1-4-9. Jurisdiction of director. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the director has supervision over aeronautics within the state, including: (1) The establishment, location, maintenance, operation, and use of airports, landing fields, air markings, air beacons, and other air navigation facilities; and (2) The establishment, operation, management, and equipment, of all […]
Section 1-4-10. – Rules and regulations.
§ 1-4-10. Rules and regulations. The director shall adopt and promulgate, and may amend or repeal, rules and regulations establishing minimum standards with which all air navigation facilities, air schools, and flying clubs must comply, and shall adopt and enforce, and may amend or repeal rules, regulations, and orders, to safeguard from accident and to […]
Section 1-4-10.1. – Air traffic rules.
§ 1-4-10.1. Air traffic rules. (a) Negligent, careless, or reckless operation. No person may operate an aircraft in a negligent, careless, or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another. (b) Aerobatic flight. No person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight: (1) Over any congested or residential area of a […]
Section 1-4-10.2. – Prohibitions.
§ 1-4-10.2. Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful: (1) For any person to operate or authorize the operation of any civil aircraft which does not possess a valid identification mark assigned by the federal government. (2) For any resident to own or authorize the operation of any civil aircraft owned by him or her which does […]