Michigan Laws 259.89a – Ultralight or balloon use; landing areas
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.89a
- Balloon: means a lighter-than-air aircraft that is not engine driven and that sustains flight through the use of either gas buoyancy or an airborne heater. See Michigan Laws 259.3
- Commission: means the Michigan aeronautics commission. See Michigan Laws 259.3
- Landing area: means an area of an airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility used or intended for use in landing, taking off, or taxiing of aircraft, excluding area and facilities for shelter, servicing, or repair of aircraft or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo. See Michigan Laws 259.6
- Public use facility: means an airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility that is available for use by the general public without prior approval of the owner or operator. See Michigan Laws 259.7
- Ultralight: means an aircraft meeting requirements of 14 C. See Michigan Laws 259.9
Sections 86 and 87a do not apply to landing areas designated and operated for the exclusive use of either ultralights or balloons. A landing area for ultralight or balloon use shall not be established, without commission approval, within 5 nautical miles of a public use facility certified by the commission. For the purposes of this section, “established” means any facility that is used or intended to be used for the operation of balloons or ultralights more than 10 times in any 12-month period.