ยง  241. Qualifications of operator; federal license. The public safety
  requiring, and the advantages of uniform regulation making it desirable,
  in the interest of aeronautical progress, that a person engaging  within
  this  state  in operating aircraft, in any form of avigation for which a
  license to operate aircraft issued by the United States government would
  then be required if such avigation  were  interstate,  should  have  the
  qualifications  necessary  for  obtaining and holding such a license, it
  shall be unlawful for any person to engage in operating aircraft  within
  the state, in any such form of avigation, unless he have such a license.
Structure New York Laws
241 - Qualifications of Operator; Federal License.
242 - Possession and Exhibition of License Certificate.
243 - Aircraft; Construction, Design and Airworthiness; Federal Registration.
246 - Penalties for Violation of the Foregoing Provisions.
247 - Examination of Wrecked Aircraft Before Destruction or Removal.
248-A - Operation of Aircraft on Certain Lakes in the Town of Lewisboro, County of Westchester.
249 - Location of Privately-Owned Airports.
250 - Service of Summons on Nonresidents or Residents Who Depart From State.
251 - Liability of an Owner of Aircraft.
251-A - Notice of Insurance Coverage in Aircraft Rental Agreements.
251-B - Flight School Background Checks.
251-C - Disqualification of a Flight Instruction School Applicant.