The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015

Aircraft to be registered

3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an aircraft must not fly in or over the Isle of Man unless it is registered in—

(a) some part of the Commonwealth;

(b) a Contracting State; or

(c) some other country in relation to which there is in force an agreement between Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of that country that makes provision for the flight over the Isle of Man of aircraft registered in that country.

(2) A glider may fly unregistered, and will be taken to be registered in the Isle of Man for the purposes of articles 32, 34 and 39 on a flight that—

(a) begins and ends in the Isle of Man without passing over any other country; and

(b) is not for the purpose of commercial air transport or aerial work.

(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a kite or captive balloon.

(4) If an aircraft flies in or over the Isle of Man in contravention of paragraph (1) in such manner or circumstances that if the aircraft had been registered in the Isle of Man an offence in respect of a contravention of a provision specified in Schedule 11 would have been committed, that same offence is to be taken to have been committed in respect of that aircraft.