Michigan Laws 259.80g – Operation of ultralight
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(1) A person shall not operate an ultralight in a manner that creates a hazard to other persons or property.
(2) A person shall not allow an object to be dropped from an ultralight if it creates a hazard to other persons or property.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.80g
- Aircraft: means any contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air. See Michigan Laws 259.2
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 259.7
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Ultralight: means an aircraft meeting requirements of 14 C. See Michigan Laws 259.9
(3) A person shall not operate an ultralight between sunset and sunrise. Each person operating an ultralight shall maintain vigilance so as to see and avoid aircraft and shall yield the right-of-way to all aircraft.
(4) A person shall not operate an ultralight in a manner that creates a collision hazard with any other aircraft.
(5) A powered ultralight shall yield the right-of-way to an unpowered ultralight.
(6) A person shall not operate an ultralight over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over an open air assembly of persons.
(7) Notwithstanding subsection (3), an ultralight may be operated up to 30 minutes before sunrise or 30 minutes after sunset if both of the following apply:
(a) The ultralight is equipped with an operating anticollision light visible for at least 3 statute miles.
(b) The ultralight is operating in uncontrolled airspace as defined by federal regulations.