§61-16-1. Definitions

WV Code § 61-16-1 (2019) (N/A)
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As used in this article:

(1) “Aircraft” means any device now known or subsequently invented, used, or designed for flight in the air, including, but not limited to, unmanned aircraft vehicles or systems;

(2) “Unmanned aircraft system” or “system” means an aircraft that is operated without direct human intervention from inside or on the aircraft and includes the crewmember, the associated support equipment, the control station, data links, telemetry, communications, and navigation equipment necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft, including, but not limited to, drones;

(3) “Unmanned aircraft system operator” or “operator” means a person exercising control over an unmanned aircraft system during flight.