The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-17
MASS OF LAWS
IS GROWING To
CONTROL FLIERS
Summary Of Rules for
Pilots Is Issued by
Government.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON, July 17.-Thou-
sands of student pilots and many
who have passed the student stage
tare not yet versed in the new and
growing body of air traffic laws.
In addition to the regulations OF
the Department of Commerce, sep
arate States are enacting large
and cumbersome body of regula-
tons.
Many Of the latter have been or
are being classified under the State
codes, so as to provide penalties Tor
violation.
Cancellation or suspension of the
Department of Commerce license is
as far as the Federal Government
can go in the way of penalties at
the present time.
The States, however, can and
have provided penalties that in
clude both fine and imprisonment.
Rules are Summarized
For the benefit not only of pro-
fesSional pilots and operators OF
commercial air lines, but for the
information of lawmakers and 9TH
erS now becoming interested in avi-
alton, the Department of Commerce
has issued a bulletin containing a
summary Of rules governing pilots
ard their classification
This is accomplished by a cate
chism built up from the thousands
of questions that come into the
Aeronautics Bureau every week.
Following is an abstract of the
privileges and restrictions governing
pilots under the Department of
Commerce regulations.
Rules Govern Pilots
Unlicensed pilots flying unli-
cenSed craft:
Can fly for pleasure interstate or
interstate.
Can carry persons or cargo for
pay interstate, including the teach
ing of students (unless StaUe laws
prohibit).
Can be paid for flying interstate
or interstate provided no persons or
cargo are carried for hire, or where
the operation is such that the craft
would have to be licensed. This
would allow the ferrying of craft in
trastate or interstate, or testing.
Cannot fly a licensed craft under
any consideration, not even for
pleasure.
Transport Machine Rules
Transport pilots flying unlicensed
craft:
Can fly such aircraft intratstate
or interstate for pleasure.
Can fly for hire whether 1ntra-
state or interstate, provided no per-
sons or property are carried for hire,
testing, ferrying, etc.
Can carry persons or property
not for hire, interstate or interstate
Cannot carry persons or property
for hire.
Cannot fly unlicensed aircraft in
terstate when Section provides it
must be licensed.
Licensed Planes Uses
Transport pilots flying licensed
craft:
Can carry persons or property for
hire, either interstate or interstate,
such as teaching students, carrying
passengers or mail, testing, etc.
However the requirements under
Sections $3.50 must be adhered to.
Limited commercial pilots flying
unlicensed craft:
Have all the privileges and re-
StrictionS of transport pilots.
Limited commercial pilots flying
licensed craft:
Can carry mail or properly for
hire, either interstate or interstate,
or fly in the furtherance of a bust
ness.
Have all the privileges and re-
strictions Of transport pilots, except
they cannot carry passengers from
any but a specified airport and then
they must fly within ten-rnile
radius thereof
Industrial Ships
Industrial pilots flying unlicensed
craft
Have all the privileges and re-
Strictions of transport pilots
Industrial pilots flying licensed
craft:
Can carry property or mall either
1ntrastate or interstate or fly in the
furtherance Of business.
Have all the privileges and re-
strictions of transport pilots except
they cannot carry passengers or
teach students for hire.
Private pilots flying unlicensed
craft:
Have all the privileges and re-
strictions of transport pilots.
Private pilots flying licensed craft.
Have all the privileges and re-
strictions of transport pilots excc~st
they cannot carry persons or Drop
erty for hire nor give flight instruc-
ton to students for hire.
Permits for Students
Student pilots flying unlicensed
craft:
Have all the privileges and re-
strictions of transport pilots.
Student pilots flying licensed
craft:
Can pilot licensed craft onIv for