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Why do you have to register a plane? Well, in order for you to be able to fly, your aircraft needs to be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration. This is simply the airplane version of registering your car at the DMV. For safety reasons, it’s good for the FAA to be aware and keep…
We all know that your aircraft registration needs to be valid in order to be able to fly, which means that you shouldn’t let it expire. Let’s talk about the process to renew your registration and, should you need to, how to reinstate aircraft registration. When to Renew Your Airplane Registration? If you want to…
Aircraft registration is the most important administrative component of your airplane ownership. After all, this will be the official way to recognize the aircraft and your claim over it. Now, this means that should any information relevant to the documentation change, you will have to update it. Here’s a quick guide to the process of…
Part of owning an aircraft will be making sure that it is always in order as far as administrative documentation goes. This doesn’t just mean getting your aviation registration in the first place, but also updating it whenever necessary. Let’s go over the different circumstances in which you might need to do so, including how…
Dealing with any sort of FAA process is not necessarily simple. Like a lot of bureaucratic applications, these tend to be overly complicated. When we are talking about an FAA transfer, for example, we are referring to one form that has at least three different uses. What are these uses and how should you navigate…
If you have ever needed to access a full report with complete information about a particular aircraft, then you are probably aware of how useful an aircraft abstract can be. These documents are provided by the Federal Aviation Administration and they include all sorts of information associated with a particular aircraft, which can come in…
Aircraft owners are well aware of how to submit all sorts of aviation-related documents, but those who merely work with airplanes might not be as familiar with some of those processes. The one most commonly needed by those who work closely will be an airplane claim of lien, which can help those who haven’t received…
Your aircraft, just like similar belongings, can be used as collateral as part of loans, deals, and agreements, but since it’s registered with the Federal Aviation Administration, it’s always a good idea to make sure that each claim over the aircraft is documented in an official capacity. This is what an airplane security agreement is…
If you have gone any length of time without renewing your aircraft registration, be it one day or several years, you will have to go through a reinstatement process in order to restore its validity. That’s right, the renewal process will only work if your registration has not expired yet, so this will not be…
Once you’ve registered your aircraft, you don’t have to be on top of it that much. Sure, you need to be sure you update it when you change your address or that you transfer partial ownership when adding an owner, but that’s it. You will mostly have to remember your aircraft renewal when your registration…