Metropolitan Sytems Information Statement 1989

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360.018 AERONAUTICS 7146 cenificates of approval or original licenses, that the operation of such airport or restricted landing area is hazardous to persons operating, using, or traveling in aircraft or to persons and property on the ground. The commissioner shall make no charge for approval certificates of proposed property acquisition for airport or restricted landing area purposes. The fee for the issuance of each original license for an airport or restricted landing area is $15 per year and $40 for three years. (5) To suspend or revoke any license or certificate of registration of an aircraft or licensee of commercial operations issued by the commissioner, or to refuse to issue any such license or certificate of registration, on reasonably determining that any aircraft is not airworthy or that any licensee of commercial operations is not qualified has engaged in advertising by means of false or deceptive statements, has been found guilty of gross incompetency or gross negligence, has been found guilty of fraud, dishonesty, forgery, or theft, has willfully violated the provisions of sections 360.013 to 360.075, the rules prescribed pursuant thereto, or any other statute of this state relating to aeronautics, or any act of Congress or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, is addicted to the use of narcotics or other habit forming drug or to the excessive use of intoxicating liquor, has made any false statement in any application for registration of a federal license, certificate or permit, or has been guilty of other conduct, acts, or practices dangerous to the public safety and the safety of those engaged in aeronautics. Subd. 2. Operations unlawful. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause or authorize to be operated any civil aircraft within this state unless such aircraft has an appropriate effective license, certificate, or permit issued by the United States government which has been registered with the commissioner and such registration with the commissioner is in full force and effect, and it. shall be unlawful for any person to engage in aeronautics as an airman in this state without an appropriate effective airman's license, certificate or permit issued by the United States government authorizing the person to engage in the particular class of aeronautics in which engaged. Subd. 3. Exceptions to registration requirements. The provisions of subdivision 1, paragraphs (1) and (2), and subdivision 2 shall not apply to: (1) An aircraft which has been licensed by a foreign country with which the Unitcd States has a reciprocal agreement covering the operations of such licensed aircraft: (2) An aircraft which is owned by a nonresident of this state who is lawfully entitled to operate such aircraft in the state of residence; (3) An aircraft engaged principally in commercial flying constituting an act of interstate or foreign commerce; (4) An aircraft owned by, and used exclusively in the service of, any government or any political subdivision thereof, including the government of the United States, any state, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, which is not engaged in carrying persons or property for commercial purposes; (5) An airman operating an aircraft owned by, and used exclusively in the service of, any government or any political subdivision thereof, including the government of the United States, any state, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, which is not engaged in carrying persons or property for commercial purposes; (6) An airman operating any aircraft licensed by a foreign country with which the United States has a reciprocal agreement covering the operation of such licensed aircraft; (7) Persons operating model aircraft, nor to any person piloting an aircraft which is equipped with fully functioning dual controls when a licensed instructor is in full charge of one set of said controls and such flight is solely for instruction or for the demonstration of said aircraft to a bona fide prospective purchaser; (8) A nonresident operating aircraft in this state who is lawfully entitled 10 operate aircraft in the state of residence;