There’s nothing like flying your own plane. Many experiences in life are billed as making you feel “as free as a bird.” Only one experience however makes good on the promise. Flying allows you to go to places that can only be imagined and see things you wouldn’t believe at speeds that can be difficult…
Author: FAA Staff
Following Through with Your FAA Registry
Buying your own airplane is a big step for you to take, but you know it will be one of the most enjoyable things in your life. You have spent a long time getting your pilot’s license and saving for the right opportunity to buy a plane, and now that you have found the one…
A Landing Sport for All of the Aircraft Registration Forms
You shouldn’t have to search all over the internet to find the aircraft registration forms that you’re looking for. It should not be necessary to get your airworthiness certificate at one site, then have to go to another for your claim of lien, and so forth. That’s just one of the reasons that we started the…
Safe Landing: De-registering FAA Aircraft Registration
For many pilots, on the day that you get your aircraft registered, it’s hard to ever believe that there could come a day when you decide to do the opposite. However, in many cases, de-registering FAA aircraft registration is the best thing to do for the pilot and the aircraft. That may sound a bit…
The Importance of the Federal Aviation Administration
Many government agencies exist today that oversee different areas of importance for all of us. While you may think about areas like Homeland Security, the Treasury Department, the FCC, the IRS and all that they do, there are other agencies that are just as vital to the safety of the country and how things work.…
How To Fill Out An Aircraft Registration Form Correctly
The first step in owning an aircraft in the US is to have the plane registered with the FAA. For a few months, even drones had to be registered with this Authority, and no matter how large or small your airplane, it must be on the database. When you first download the registration documents, you…
How to Reinstate Your Plane Registration
One of your true passions in life is flying. You love going up in a plane, soaring through the skies, and taking in the sights you see while far above the earth. You enjoy it all so much that you went out and purchased an aircraft of your own so that you can go flying…
Aircraft Exchange of Ownership: New Way to Fly
At the National Aviation Center, we can help with many different airplane documentation forms. There are several forms here that can help you to register or even re-register your plane. Of course, if you have to de-register it, we can help there as well. Each of these forms reflects a change in your airplane and…
Plane Change of Address: For When Life Changes Course
For many of us, when we buy an aircraft, it feels like both a beginning and an ending. It can be the beginning of our time as an aircraft owner, the start of our new life owning this particular aircraft, with all the resultant dreams and hopes. Alternatively, it can also feel like an ending:…
What Goes into the Airplane Airworthiness Certificate
One of the things that make aircraft documents so confusing is how similar some of the terms sound. For example, “aircraft registration” sounds just the same as “airworthiness certificate.” After all, the layperson might argue, how can an aircraft be properly registered if the FAA doesn’t believe it’s worthy of being up in the air?…